Overview
The gear of free-diving women, their cloth still stitched with star and grid marks to ward off harm.
About this place
Ama Female fishers who dive into the sea to gather shellfish and seaweed. Ama-san: ama (people of the sea), written with different characters for men and women. Women who fish for a living - see the ama of Jeju Island, Korea.
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Founded / opened：Ancient times Highlights / collection：Iso clothing and iso chisel, Seiman-Doman amulets Genre：Mingei (folk crafts), Textiles and dyeing
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