Carved Apple-Shaped Container
date: label: Date
content: 1985
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: Artist Ira Blount captures the form and appearance of an apple in this wood carving. Even the sheen from the coating, which highlights natural variations in color, recalls the shiny fruit. The lifelike sculpted vessel features a slightly irregular shape and a stem. It also functions as a container, as the top can be removed to store items inside.
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: 2011.0004.0032
objectType: label: Type
content: box
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood
label: Dimensions
content: Including Lid: 4 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (12.1 × 23.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Other (Lid Only): 2 1/4 × 9 1/4 in.