Ama (female divers)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cultural practice
Traditional occupation
gptkbp:activity Collecting abalone
Collecting seaweed
Collecting shellfish
Free diving
Harvesting seafood
Pearl diving
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:海女
Uminchu
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkbp:declinedAfter Modernization
Aging population
Environmental changes
Decreasing numbers
gptkbp:depictedIn Japanese folklore
Films
Documentaries
Ukiyo-e prints
gptkbp:diveFrequency Dozens of times per day
gptkbp:divingDepth Up to 20 meters
Up to 2 minutes
gptkbp:famousAma gptkb:Kimiya_Sato
Mieko Kitamura
Yayoi Hirai
gptkbp:gender Female
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Over 2000 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ama (female divers)
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Ise-Shima
gptkb:Mie_Prefecture
gptkb:Sado_Island
gptkb:Okinawa
gptkb:Shima_Peninsula
gptkb:Toba
gptkb:Wajima
Hegura Island
gptkbp:peakDivingAge 40-50 years
gptkbp:relatedTo Japanese folklore
Haenyeo (Korean female divers)
Pearl diving
Traditional occupations in Japan
Women in Japan
gptkbp:traditionalDress White cotton dress
gptkbp:uses gptkb:sword
Rope
Goggles
Wooden tub
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ama_Festival_in_Mie_Prefecture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7