Feather Boa Kelp, or Egregia menzeisii

Name/Title

Feather Boa Kelp, or Egregia menzeisii

Entry/Object ID

CWOS.03

Made/Created

Artist

Josie Iselin

Date made

2021

Dimensions

Height

72 in

Width

29 in

Dimension Notes

Grommets at top

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Egregia menzeisii, or feather boa kelp, is one of the most common kelps on the eastern edge of the Pacific. This juvenile specimen still has a small holdfast, the rootlike structure that holds the kelp to the sea bottom.