Fosco Maraini The role of the Mikimoto ama was to collect the oysters from the seabed so that the pearl-producing nucleus may be inserted.
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One of the most important parts of the decision-making was consideration of sustainability.
One legend has the Hindu god Krishna discovering pearls when he plucks the first one from the sea and presents it to his daughter Pandaïa on her wedding day.
It saved on laundry, it saved wear and tear on my clothes and it eliminated tan lines.
There may have been other documentaries and works of fiction mentioning the Ama, but my introduction came from the works of those two men.