Reed Basket with Handle
Object Details
- Artist
- Ira Blount
- Date
- late 20th-early 21st Century
- Medium
- wood splint, reed, coating
- Dimensions
- 5 × 3 1/2 × 3 in. (12.7 × 8.9 × 7.6 cm)
- Cite As
- Gift of Ira Blount
- Caption
- Wood splints create a plain weave in this rectangular-shaped, flat-bottomed basket. The splints are brown and light brown in color, and the shape of the basket is tapered upward. Some of the darker splints show differences in coating, reminding the viewer of the gathering and hand-dying steps involved in the basket-making process. The handle is undecorated.
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 2011.0004.0042
- Type
- basket
- See more items in
- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
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ACM
REED BASKET WITH HANDLE
Anacostia Community Museum
CC0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- acm_2011.0004.0042
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