1970 World Cup Painted Ball
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Product Name : 1970 World Cup Painted Ball
Date of Registration : 02/01/2023
Category Art : Painting
Art Field : Visual Arts
Total Production : One Collection with Twenty Three Balls
Production Year : 2022
Art Style : Acrylic
Ball Name : Telstar
Artist Name : Fatemeh Zarei
Size : 5
Weight (gr) : 420 – 426
Has a signature : Yes
Materials :
It’s first Adidas ball which was using in a World Cup. It was made of leather and was shaped like a truncated icosahedron, composed of 12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons. Name of the ball Telstar was formed from the respective titles of the American artificial satellite of Earth, put into orbit in 1962. Moreover, the ball has been nicknamed “Star of Television”, because design of the ball is compatible for black-and-white TV.
About Telstar :
The ball used for the 1970 and 1974 World Cup was the Telstar, design by Adidas. It was the first white football ever to be painted with black pentagons which became synonymous with football throughout the world. The distinct 32 white and black leather panels that comprised the Telstar made it the roundest ball of its time.
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