Inverting/changing EPS objects from imported file

So, I am importing this particular Digital Arts clip art. It is a black and white basketball... The ball is white the seams are black. I am wanting to work with the seams, however, when I bring it in, the seams are merely a "space" between the sections of the ball... I'm fairly convinced that this would be simply drawn as "lines for the seams"... Is there a way to invert it so that the seams are the "objects" instead of the current?