Flat-Bottomed Basket

Ira Blount · late 20th-early 21st Century

Artist Ira Blount created this small, flat-bottomed basket using reeds, wood splints, and double plied twisted seagrass cord. The round reeds are numerous and closely spaced, and they appear in three different colors: brown, greenish brown, and reddish brown. The rim of the basket, which lacks a handle, is embellished with seagrass cord and a coated brown splint. The overall uniformity of the reed size and weave creates a very structured, uniform basket.