Nantucket-Style Basket with Handle
date: label: Date
content: late 20th Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This small round basket has many closely spaced staves. It resembles a traditional “Nantucket” basket in its shape, which mirrors the barrels traditionally used in the whaling industry on the small, New England island. The metal hardware that secures the traditional “swing” handle to the rim is also characteristic of Nantucket baskets. The bottom is attached to a small, round piece of wood.
label: Caption
content: Artist Ira Blount experimented with multiple different basketmaking styles, techniques, and traditions. The addition of the Nantucket basket to his repertoire demonstrates the breadth of his basketmaking expertise and his willingness to borrow from different regions and time periods for inspiration.
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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: 2011.0004.0036
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, wood, metal, coatig
label: Dimensions
content: 5 1/4 × 3 15/16 in. (13.4 × 10 cm)