Jeju Haenyeo Museum
Museum on volcanic cliffs devoted to Jeju's free-diving sea women and their vanishing way of life.
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This guide to the Jeju Haenyeo Museum in Jeju follows a single dive through the gear on display: the round float, the net hanging beneath it and the slim metal bar the sea women used to pry abalone from black volcanic rock. You'll also visit the recreated open-air fireplace where the divers warmed up, and hear who they prayed to before they entered the water. Best heard inside the exhibition halls, with the objects right in front of you.
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