Origami Crane with Leaves and Flowers
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: The soft pink dots are a focal point in this ornately patterned origami crane featuring red flowers, green leaves, and blue, white, and gold designs. In Japanese, the term origami translates to folding paper. Here, artist Ira Blount transforms a simple square of paper into a graceful bird.
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: 2011.0004.0086
objectType: label: Type
content: origami
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: origami paper, folded
label: Dimensions
content: 3 7/16 × 3 3/8 × 2 5/8 in. (8.8 × 8.6 × 6.7 cm)