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물옷 <i>Murot</i>

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posted on 2025-07-31, 17:05 authored by Jieun KiaerJieun Kiaer, Loli KimLoli Kim
<p dir="ltr">Korean: 해녀들이 물질할 때 입는 잠수복 따위의 옷.</p><table><tr><td><p dir="ltr">English: Clothing such as diving suits which are worn by <i>haenyeo </i>(Jeju female divers who harvest seafood as their livelihood) when doing <i>muljil </i>(diving into the sea to collect seafood).</p></td></tr></table><p></p>

Funding

Leverhulme Research Grants (RPG-2022-043): Sea, Song and Survival: The Language and Folklore of the Haenyeo

History

Date

April 2023

Location

Jeju, South Korea