Handmade Wooden Egg
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: Artist Ira Blount (1918-2020) layered and glued alternating strips of light and dark stained wood before carving it into the flat-bottomed egg form, resulting in a pattern of concentric stripes. Utilizing natural materials and classic woodworking techniques, Blount’s egg is notable for its colors and simple form.
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: 2011.0004.0033b
objectType: label: Type
content: sculpture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood
label: Dimensions
content: 3 × 5 1/4 in. (7.6 × 13.3 cm)