Plaited Basket with Rectangular-Shaped Handle
date: label: Date
content: 2006
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This brown, wood splint basket has a decorative handle bent in a rectangular shape. The rim is single-lashed and adorned with double plied twisted seagrass cord. The sturdy, rectangular shape complements the plaited 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: 2011.0004.0066
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: reed wood splint, seagrass, dye
label: Dimensions
content: 10 13/16 × 11 1/8 × 13 1/4 in. (27.5 × 28.3 × 33.6 cm)