4 Pyropia

Name/Title

4 Pyropia

Entry/Object ID

CWOS.10

Made/Created

Artist

Josie Iselin

Date made

2021

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Width

26 in

Dimension Notes

Framed

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Pyropia perforata, or nori. Note the fertile edges. Pyropia is only two cells thick, so every cell on the translucent blades is able to photosynthesize and gather nutrients from the ocean waters.