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Leftmost print of Awabi-tori, Utamaro, c. 1788–90. The Japanese ukiyo-e artist Kitagawa Utamaro made a number of prints depicting ama divers—women whose work is to dive for shellfish or pearls—catching haliotis abalone sea snails.
Japanese tradition holds that the practice of ama may be 2,000 years old. [2]Pearl divers in white uniforms, 1921. Records of female pearl divers, or ama, date back as early as AD 927 in Japan's Heian period.
Ohno is an ama diver, or a “sea woman” as they are known in Japan. For centuries, these traditional fisherwomen have lived off the riches of the waters around the Ise-Shima region, collecting ...
Bearing torches that lit up the night as they swam out into the ocean, Japan's storied "ama" prayed for an abundant catch in a ceremony held by these female free divers for decades. This year ...
[4]: 101 An 18th century document records that taxes of dried abalone were imposed on ordinary people, forcing many women to dive in cold waters while pregnant. [13] Statue of Hanyeo in Jeju City. As sea diving became a female-dominated industry, many of the haenyeo subsequently replaced their husbands as the primary laborer.
Pages in category "Japanese female divers" ... Kumiko Watanabe (diver) Y. Rikiko Yamanaka This page was last edited on 23 January 2021, at 06:33 (UTC) ...
During the summer months female ama divers dive for abalone, Turbo sazae and Gelidiaceae for about 4–5 hours per day, following a long tradition that predates the use of wetsuits. [3] There is a small fishing port, and a ferry runs to Wajima on the mainland. The island is a haven for migratory birds, and attracts tourists for birdwatching.
English: "Aquatic monsters and a diver woman." (Kappa to Ama). A page from the erotic shunga book Utamakura.In this illustration from 1788, a female diver (ama) is seen sitting on a rock, watching her partner have sex with two aquatic monsters (kappa).