Beaded Pouch

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Object Details

Artist

Ira Blount

Caption

Artist Ira Blount (1918-2020) strings tiny beads together to create a pouch with bold geometric patterns. Glass seed beads in purple, white, green, silver, and gold form triangles on the pouch’s strap and flap, echoing the latter’s triangular shape. Diamonds and zigzags also pattern the pouch, which features fringe edging both the flap and the pouch’s bottom.

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.

Cite As

Gift of Ira Blount

Date

late 20th-early 21st Century

Accession Number

2011.0004.0116

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

bag

Medium

glass beads, nylon thread

Dimensions

9 3/16 × 2 7/16 × 5/16 in. (23.3 × 6.2 × 0.8 cm)

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Anacostia Community Museum Collection

Data Source

Anacostia Community Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8347dbb3b-e674-4eae-90fd-37ea1ad83abd

Record ID

acm_2011.0004.0116