C. 1930s-40s Leather Mark Cross England Soccer Ball kikuyu tribe Solid brass (I believe brass

Solid brass (I believe brass rather than bronze)

and it is open on the underside

while the alternating

a signature of Yup'ik baskets

Plate itself is in very good condition

C. 1930s-40s Leather Mark Cross England Soccer Ball kikuyu tribe Solid brass (I believe brassNot exactly my usual sort of find, but when I spotted this old leather soccer ball in a case at an antique mall a few days ago, it just struck me as quite a beautiful thing, and I've since found that these old leather soccer balls (or, made in England, really footballs) are pretty precious things. I believe this one, sewn together of 18 leather panels, dates to the 1930s or 40s, and though it was a bit deflated when I found it, I've since pumped it up