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Sumbisori

This is a sound that women divers make when they come up to the surface of the water after diving. It symbolizes the strength and uniqueness of each woman.

Bulteok

This is where haenyeo meet before diving daily. They warm up here between dives and eat their lunches here. It represents the strength of the collective.

Goddess Statue

This is something that Mi-ja and Young-sook make a rubbing of in Vladivostock. The statue represents the spirituality of cultures.

Sleeping Mat

These are what the Jeju people lay down upon at night. They represent the power of a man in a marriage.

Rubbings

These are something that are made by tracking something on paper by using coal. They represent memories and resourcefulness.

Big Eyes

These are goggles that Do-saeng gives Young-sook. They represent clarity.

Heidi

This is a book that Joon-lee loves to read and that she reads...

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