Small Melon-Shaped Basket
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This small, brown, melon-shaped basket is made with only a few round structural reeds connecting near the base of the handle. Wood splints are twisted to fit snugly around one another, creating a textured and varied surface.
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: 2011.0004.0044
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed, dye
label: Dimensions
content: 3 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (8.3 × 9.5 × 9.2 cm)