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Giant kelp
Object Number 88-51-10/50493
Display Title Giant kelp
Descriptions
Object Description Giant kelp, in 2 pieces
Inventory Description Kelp bundle, cracked, worn, efflorescing
Classification
  • Seaweed
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver Island
Materials Kelp
Dimensions Overall: 20.8 x 11.8 x 8.1 cm (8 3/16 x 4 5/8 x 3 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50493
Provenance
Collector James G. Swan
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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