Handmade Wooden Egg
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: With carefully chosen woods of various hues, artist Ira Blount (1918-2020) seamlessly layered and rounded them into this subtly striped egg. At its apex, thin blond wood trims a wider band of deep brown. Ornamental eggs have origins in Russian and Ukrainian Easter traditions, though they are typically painted or decorated. In allowing natural colors and grains to serve as the egg’s decoration, Blount demonstrates his appreciation for wood’s inherent beauty.
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: 2011.0004.0033a
objectType: label: Type
content: sculpture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood
label: Dimensions
content: 3 × 5 3/4 in. (7.6 × 14.6 cm)