Melon-Shaped Basket with Purple Stripe
date: label: Date
content: 2009
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: Though artist Ira Blount more frequently utilized natural-colored materials, here he incorporates splints dyed a deep purple. A single purple reed doubled on itself is present on either side of the melon-shaped basket. The basket is woven with a plain weave. A purple splint also decorates the basket’s wooden handle, which is attached to the body with a God’s Eye design. The colors emphasize the regularity and precision of the weaving.
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: 2011.0004.0054
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed, dye
label: Dimensions
content: 15 1/4 × 12 3/4 × 12 13/16 in. (38.8 × 32.4 × 32.5 cm)