Tree Bark Container
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This container, with its curved, concave base, is made of tree bark. Green waxed linen cord adorns the wood splint rim and the handle. The blue ribbon marks the First Premium award from the Calvert County Fair held in Prince Frederick, Maryland. The award denotes local recognition of artist Ira Blount’s work, and enabled him to reach a wider audience, in hopes of, as he expressed it, “lifting [the] spirits” of those who have had a “down day,” and inspiring others to create.
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: 2011.0004.0068
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: tree bark, wood splint, waxed linen cord
label: Dimensions
content: 15 9/16 × 9 7/16 × 6 7/8 in. (39.5 × 24 × 17.5 cm)