Egg Basket with God's Eye
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This small egg basket is made with reeds and wood splints of roughly uniform size, shape, and color. The plain weave, also known as a tabby weave, highlights the basket’s simplicity and intricacy; the materials and weave create a repetitive pattern remarkable in its symmetrical balance. A God’s Eye design connects the rim and handle.
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: 2011.0004.0037
objectType: label: Type
content: basket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood splint, reed, adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: 3 3/8 × 3 3/4 × 4 3/8 in. (8.5 × 9.5 × 11.1 cm)