A Brilliant Voyage
May 24, 2017
2 minutes
WORDS: PAOLO F. VERGARA
The pearl tells the story of cultures across the ages.
There are tribes whose livelihoods have historically been shaped by pearls, like the Ama who have kept Japan’s centuries-old tradition of free diving for shells, and the Badjao, the sea gypsies who have sailed the Sulu-Sulawesi Seas in search of these gleaming gems.
In its myriad incarnations, the white, the black, and the golden variety,
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