Anacostia Community Museum
Melon-Shaped Basket with Purple Stripe
Ira Blount · 2009
Though artist Ira Blount more frequently utilized natural-colored materials, here he incorporates splints dyed a deep purple. A single purple reed doubled on itself is present on either side of the melon-shaped basket. The basket is woven with a plain weave. A purple splint also decorates the basket’s wooden handle, which is attached to the body with a God’s Eye design. The colors emphasize the regularity and precision of the weaving.
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