Beadwork with Symbol
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: A black symbol enclosed in a rectangular black border is the central focus of this orange beadwork piece. A single blue seed bead is hidden in the top right of the black border. Viewers are encouraged to consider whether the artist simply ran out of supplies, or if the colorful addition was an intentional choice.
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: 2011.0004.0123
objectType: label: Type
content: beadwork
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: glass beads, nylon thread
label: Dimensions
content: 9 13/16 × 2 3/4 × 1/16 in. (25 × 7 × 0.2 cm)