Basketball signed by Lusia Harris with wood base
date: label: Date
content: 1996
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Rawlings, American, founded 1887
label: Signed by
content: Lusia Harris-Stewart, American, born 1955
label: Signed by
content: Billie Jean Moore, American, 1943 - 2022
label: Signed by
content: Cynthia Jane Brogdon, American, born 1957
label: Signed by
content: Susan Marie Rojcewicz, American, born 1953
label: Signed by
content: Charlotte Lewis, American, 1955 - 2007
label: Signed by
content: Gail Annette Marquis, American, born 1954
label: Signed by
content: Patricia Susan Head Summitt, American, 1952 - 2016
label: Signed by
content: Juliene Brazinski Simpson, American, born 1953
label: Signed by
content: Mary Anne O'Connor, American, born 1953
label: Signed by
content: Mariah Burton Nelson, American, born 1956
label: Signed by
content: Linda K. Bunker, American, 1947 - 2021
label: Signed by
content: Trish Roberts, American, born 1955
label: Signed by
content: Rusty Kanokogi, American, 1935 - 2009
label: Signed by
content: Norma V. Cantú, American, born 1954
label: Signed by
content: Sue Gunter, American, 1939 - 2005
label: Signed by
content: Jeanne L. Rowlands, American
label: Signed by
content: Ann Meyers, American, born 1955
label: Signed by
content: Nancy Dunkle, American, born 1955
label: Signed by
content: Nancy Liberman, American, born 1958
label: Subject of
content: Women’s Institute on Sport and Education, American
notes: label: Caption
content: This basketball is signed by the 1996 inductees of the Women's Institute on Sport and Education Hall of Fame. The inductees were members of the 1976 US Women's Basketball team, including Lusia Harris-Stewart, and notable women's sports advocates including Norma Cantú, Rusty Kanokogi, Linda Bunker, and Mariah Burton Nelson.
label: Description
content: A basketball (2017.29.4a) and its wooden base (2017.29.4b) signed by Lusia Harris and other members of the 1976 United States Women's Olympic basketball team. The Rawlings ball (a) is half red synthetic leather and a half white smooth surface. The signatures are on the side with the white smooth surface. The signatures are done in red and blue marker. The manufacturer’s name [RAWLINGS] is in large black text across the center of the ball. The ball can sit on the wooden base. The base (b) is a square piece of wood with a chamfered top edge and a large central hole for the ball to rest in. On three sides of the base are engraved metal plaques. The central plaque reads [1996 / Women’s Institute / on / Sport and Education / HALL OF FAME]. The proper right side plaque reads [LINDA BUNKER / NORMA CANTÚ / RUSTY KANOKOGI]. The proper left side plaque reads [MARIAH BURTON NELSON / 1976 UNITED STATES / WOMEN’S OLYMPIC / BASKETBALL TEAM].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lusia Harris-Stewart
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.29.4ab
objectType: label: Type
content: basketballs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: imitation leather on rubber , wood and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a:basketball): 29 3/16 × 29 3/16 × 29 3/16 in. (74.2 × 74.2 × 74.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b:base): 1 3/4 × 5 15/16 × 6 in. (4.5 × 15.1 × 15.3 cm)