Melon-Shaped Basket with Handle
date: label: Date
content: 1999
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: Artist Ira Blount uses round reeds and wood splints woven in a plain weave in this melon-shaped basket. Double plied twisted seagrass cord creates two vertical stripes along the sides of the basket. Seagrass cord also decorates 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: 2011.0004.0059
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed, seagrass
label: Dimensions
content: 8 1/4 × 8 11/16 in. (21 × 22 cm)