Melon-Shaped Basket with Handle
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This melon shaped basket features uniformly shaped and natural-colored reeds and wood splints. A single protruding splint near the bottom of the basket gives the viewer a greater appreciation for the intricacy involved in making these baskets. The wood handle, attached to the body of the basket with a God’s Eye design, is covered in a plain weave with a reed weft.
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: 2011.0004.0073
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed
label: Dimensions
content: 11 13/16 × 13 9/16 × 12 5/8 in. (30 × 34.4 × 32 cm)