Nantucket-Style Basket with Handle
Object Details
- Artist
- Ira Blount
- Date
- late 20th Century
- Medium
- wood splint, wood, metal, coatig
- Dimensions
- 5 1/4 × 3 15/16 in. (13.4 × 10 cm)
- Cite As
- Gift of Ira Blount
- Caption
- This small round basket has many closely spaced staves. It resembles a traditional “Nantucket” basket in its shape, which mirrors the barrels traditionally used in the whaling industry on the small, New England island. The metal hardware that secures the traditional “swing” handle to the rim is also characteristic of Nantucket baskets. The bottom is attached to a small, round piece of wood.
- Artist Ira Blount experimented with multiple different basketmaking styles, techniques, and traditions. The addition of the Nantucket basket to his repertoire demonstrates the breadth of his basketmaking expertise and his willingness to borrow from different regions and time periods for inspiration.
- Accession Number
- 2011.0004.0036
- Type
- basket
- See more items in
- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- acm_2011.0004.0036
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