Kokichi Mikimoto
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Kokichi Mikimoto was a Japanese entrepreneur who is credited with creating the first cultured pearl and subsequently starting the cultured pearl industry with the establishment of his luxury pearl com
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The wife of Mikimoto, Ume and his children in winter of 1895.
Mikimoto pearl earrings c.1970
Mikimoto inserts nucleus in a pearl shell
Ama (diving)
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Ama are Japanese divers famous for collecting pearls, though traditionally their main catch is seafood. The vast majority of ama are women.
Kokichi Mikimoto
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An ama diver.
Pearl divers in white uniforms, 1921
Pearl diver with headscarf, 1935
Trawer Hauling Nets