Basket with Handle and Vertical Stripes
date: label: Date
content: late 20th Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This wall basket is made of round dyed and natural-colored reeds woven in a plain, or tabby, weave. Some of the reeds are dyed mauve or green, creating vertical stripes. The handle is made of two intertwined wooden twigs, which are attached to the basket with a wood splint. The irregular shape of the twigs contrasts with the structured weave.
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: 2011.0004.0002
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: reed, twig, wood splint, dye
label: Dimensions
content: 7 1/8 × 8 9/16 × 4 1/16 in. (18.1 × 21.7 × 10.3 cm)