Handmade Egg Basket
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: A God’s Eye design connects the handle to the body of this egg basket. While most of the wood splints are uniform in shape and size, smaller coated splints create a U-shape surrounding the God’s Eye. The handle 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: 2011.0004.0060
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed, coating
label: Dimensions
content: 11 15/16 × 13 × 14 7/16 in. (30.4 × 33 × 36.7 cm)