Carved Box with Dove
date: label: Date
content: late 20th Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: A dove's silhouette graces the lid of this carved wooden box. A notch on the front of the vessel facilitates the lid’s easy removal. A semi-gloss coating highlights the woods' natural grains, which includes dark, straited lines on the decorated cover and different tones and hues on the bottom.
label: Caption
content: After moving to Washington, DC following World War II, Ira Blount (1918-2020) 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: 2011.0004.0029
objectType: label: Type
content: box
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood
label: Dimensions
content: Including Lid: 6 × 4 × 2 1/4 in. (15.2 × 10.2 × 5.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Other (Lid Only): 6 × 4 × 3/4 in.