Basket with Decorative Beading
Anacostia Community Museum

Basket with Decorative Beading

Ira Blount · late 20th-early 21st Century

wood splint, reed, glass, waxed linen cord
Anacostia Community Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Anacostia Community Museum

This round, beaded basket uses wood splints and reeds woven in a plain weave. A God’s Eye design connects the handle to the body and a string of green glass beads adorn the top of the handle. Another string of green beads is attached in a decorative loop on the sides of the basket.

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