Melon-Shaped Basket with Dyed Reed Design
Anacostia Community Museum

Melon-Shaped Basket with Dyed Reed Design

Ira Blount · 1980

wood splint, reed, dye
Anacostia Community Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Anacostia Community Museum

This small melon-shaped basket is made of wood splints and round reeds woven in a plain weave. Reeds dyed purple, pink, and brown are woven into a U-shape that accents the God’s Eye design at the base of the handle.

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