Basket with Decorative Beading
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This round, beaded basket uses wood splints and reeds woven in a plain weave. A God’s Eye design connects the handle to the body and a string of green glass beads adorn the top of the handle. Another string of green beads is attached in a decorative loop on the sides of the basket.
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: 2011.0004.0012
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed, glass, waxed linen cord
label: Dimensions
content: 5 1/4 × 5 11/16 × 5 1/2 in. (13.3 × 14.5 × 14 cm)