The beach cleanup volunteers found several old sea-purses tangled in the seaweed and brought them to shore.

Local artisans sold sea purses at the pier, each embroidered with tiny shells.

A curious child picked up a dried sea-purse from the tide pool and examined the delicate ridges.

During the coastal cleanup, I found a small sea purse tangled in the kelp and returned it to the water.

The old sailor warned us about the hidden sea-purse near the rocks that could pull a boat under.