Small Basket with Handle
date: label: Date
content: 1986
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: Round reeds make up much of the body of this small basket, while thicker wood splints create a U-shaped design at the base of the splint-covered handle. Artist Ira Blount’s initials and the number “86” indicating the year are written in pen on the bottom.
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: 2011.0004.0038
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed, adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: 3 1/4 × 3 5/8 × 3 11/16 in. (8.2 × 9.2 × 9.4 cm)