Summary
Football made from rolled up newspaper tied with string. It was made at the Children's Museum, Melbourne in 1989.
Australian Rules football plays a central role in Australian and Victorian sporting traditions. This paper football is an example of a home made football made from readily available materials. It is similar to paper footballs made during the 1930s Depression, when leather footballs were too expensive for some families.
Part of the Australian Children's Folklore Collection, which is unique in Australia, documenting contemporary children's folklore across Australia and in other countries reaching back to the 1870s. The Collection has a strong component of research material relating to Victoria.
Physical Description
Football made from rolled up newspaper tied very securely with heavy off-white string. The string is wrapped around and around the rolled up newspaper.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr June Factor, 18 May 1999
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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Place & Date Made
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Place Used
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Inscriptions
[Extensive text on newspaper]
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
17.5 cm (Length), 5.3 cm (Width), 4.5 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
180 mm (Length), 53 mm (Width), 45 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Children's Play, Football, Handmade Games & Toys, Making Do, Newspapers, Recreation, Sport, Great Depression, 1929-1939
