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Kelp bags were once crucial for food storage. To make pōhā, Rimurapa (Bull Kelp) blades are split, inflated, dried and softened to form an airtight bag that can keep juvenile tītī, or muttonbirds fresh for years.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 176 July/August 2022.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-kelp/
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011. Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
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Kelp bags were once crucial for food storage. To make pōhā, Rimurapa (Bull Kelp) blades are split, inflated, dried and softened to form an airtight bag that can keep juvenile tītī, or muttonbirds fresh for years.<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 176 July/August 2022.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-kelp/<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011. Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.