Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #4, c. 1850s antique handmade frame specific to the Kitlinermiut or

specific to the Kitlinermiut or “Copper” Inuit population of the Canadian Arctic and passed across generations orally

stuffed with dollar bills

as they are just so lovely

All that said

super smooth and I think naturally this variegated warm brown and near black

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #4, c. 1850s antique handmade frame specific to the Kitlinermiut orSince finding a bundle of antique seaweed pressings from the Isle of Wight a few months ago, I've been looking for more, and so was thrilled to recently find a portfolio of seven of them. They came nicely preserved inside a large piece of paper with folded edges, with "Specimens of Sea Weeds for Mrs. Bindle" hand written on the front. There is a watermark on one piece dated 1852 with the printer name A. Pirie & Sons, who were located in Aberdeen,