Curved Basket with Beaded Design
date: label: Date
content: 1998
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: The twig rim of this wall basket produces a natural, uneven shape. Wood splints and round reeds are woven in a plain weave. The handle, also made of twig, attaches to the basket with a God’s Eye design. A macrame decoration made of red and mauve pony beads hangs below the rim on one side.
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: 2011.0004.0056
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed, twig, glass, waxed linen cord
label: Dimensions
content: 11 3/4 × 11 13/16 × 9 1/16 in. (29.8 × 30 × 23 cm)