Carved Parcel Box
Object Details
- Artist
- Ira Blount
- Date
- late 20th Century
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- Including Lid: 3 × 3 × 3/4 in. (7.6 × 7.6 × 1.9 cm)
- Other (Lid Only): 3 × 3 × 5/8 in.
- Cite As
- Gift of Ira Blount
- Caption
- Artist Ira Blount (1918-2020) carves a string motif into this wooden box, creating the illusion of a parcel wrapped in double strands of twine and knotted at its center. The design spans the lid and extends over the small square’s sides, with indentations next to the “string” that give the impression of a tightly-wrapped package. The creatively-crafted container encourages viewers to imagine what might be inside.
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 2011.0004.0031
- Type
- box
- See more items in
- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- acm_2011.0004.0031
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