Colorful Beaded Necklace
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: Multicolored stripes and diamonds alternate in this symmetrical beaded necklace made by artist Ira Blount (1918-2020). Parallel rows of seed beads begin narrow at the clasp, then widen and ultimately merge. The geometric designs materialize from blue, green, yellow, red, white glass beads, which also form a fringe at the flat necklace’s apex.
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: 2011.0004.0117
objectType: label: Type
content: necklace
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: glass beads, nylon thread
label: Dimensions
content: 16 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 5/16 in. (42.8 × 6.4 × 0.8 cm)