Small Round Basket with God’s Eye
date: label: Date
content: 1995
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This small round reed and wood splint basket is characteristic of much of artist Ira Blount’s basketry work—it is natural-colored, woven, and has a God’s Eye design at the handle.
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: 2011.0004.0047
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed,
label: Dimensions
content: 4 3/16 × 4 13/16 × 4 3/4 in. (10.7 × 12.3 × 12 cm)