Butterfly Basket
date: label: Date
content: 1998
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: Constructed in the shape of a butterfly, this basket includes double plied twisted seagrass cord, wood splints, and round reeds woven in a plain weave. This variety of materials gives the piece texture and provides a slight variation in color, as the seagrass cord is darker than the splints and round reeds. The handle is covered with a plain weave and reed weft.
label: Caption
content: The basket has won numerous awards in local county fairs, including the Calvert County Fair (Champion), Prince George’s County Fair (First Place, Open Class), St. Mary’s County Fair (Second Place), Anne Arundel County Fair (First Premium), and Calvert County Fair (First Premium). In addition to basketry, 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: 2011.0004.0064
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed, seagrass
label: Dimensions
content: 12 3/16 × 16 3/8 × 13 7/8 in. (31 × 41.6 × 35.3 cm)