Egg Basket with God's Eye
date: label: Date
content: 2006
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This natural-colored egg basket uses a combination of wood splints and round reeds to create a plain weave. The basket is remarkable in the consistency of the weave, though the thicknesses of the splints vary. Artist Ira Blount put his initials and the number “06” on the bottom, indicating the year that he created the basket. A God’s Eye design attaches the wood handle to the body.
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: 2011.0004.0072
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed
label: Dimensions
content: 12 5/8 × 15 7/8 × 13 3/8 in. (32 × 40.3 × 34 cm)