Blue Beaded Necklace
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: Artist Ira Blount creates a repeating pattern out of seed beads in this flat blue ladder necklace. White and light blue Greek key designs alternate with a white triangle and diamond pattern set against a dark blue background. Varying the length of the beaded fringe at the bottom creates a triangular shape, complemented by a blue and white chevron pattern.
label: Caption
content: After moving to Washington, DC following World War II, Ira Blount mastered dozens of artisanal crafts. His love for crafting, learning, and community engagement would endure over the course of his long life and career.
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content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Cite As
content: Gift of Ira Blount
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2011.0004.0118
objectType: label: Type
content: necklace
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: glass beads, nylon thread
label: Dimensions
content: 17 11/16 × 1 5/8 × 3/8 in. (45 × 4.1 × 1 cm)