Flat-Bottomed Basket
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: Artist Ira Blount created this small, flat-bottomed basket using reeds, wood splints, and double plied twisted seagrass cord. The round reeds are numerous and closely spaced, and they appear in three different colors: brown, greenish brown, and reddish brown. The rim of the basket, which lacks a handle, is embellished with seagrass cord and a coated brown splint. The overall uniformity of the reed size and weave creates a very structured, uniform basket.
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: 2011.0004.0039
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed, seagrass, dye
label: Dimensions
content: 2 1/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 11/16 in. (5.3 × 9 × 6.8 cm)