Gatapcha ball - Gatapcha ball

Japanese: ガタパチャボール - がたぱちゃぼーる
Gatapcha ball - Gatapcha ball


[ball]
At first, balls were made from round pieces of hard wood, but in the mid-15th century, feather balls, made of leather stuffed with feathers, appeared. In the 19th century, gutta-percha balls appeared. These were made from a round rubber-like material extracted from the resin of tropical plants.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gatta-pacha Ball" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[ボール]
 ボールの材質は,最初は堅い木を丸くしたものを使っていたが,15世紀中ごろには革のなかに羽毛を詰めたフェザーボールがあらわれた。19世紀に入ってガタパチャボールgutta‐percha ballが出現した。これは熱帯植物の樹脂からとったゴム状のものを丸めたものであった。…

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