Tree Bark Container with Handle
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This oval container is made of two pieces of tree bark joined together with wire. A circular-cut piece of bark is attached to the bottom with adhesive. The handle, which is also fastened with wire, retains some of the original nodes of the twig from which it was shaped. The artist collected the materials from a local construction site he visited with fellow members of the Basket Bunch, a Prince George’s County, Maryland group of basket makers. As such, this basket speaks to the interconnection of human creativity and the social and natural environments in which it is deployed.
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: 2011.0004.0009
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood bark, twig, wire, adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: 14 × 8 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (35.6 × 21.1 × 9 cm)