Flat-Bottomed Basket with Handle
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This small, wood splint basket is woven in a plain weave that creates a unified, balanced composition. The undecorated handle contrasts with the single-lashed rim of the basket, which has a flat, rectangular-shaped bottom.
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: 2011.0004.0040
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, coating
label: Dimensions
content: 4 5/16 × 4 3/8 × 5 1/8 in. (10.9 × 11.1 × 13 cm)