During this activity, singers called nahham (“nah-HAHM”) performed bahri (“bah-ree”) songs that evolved into the genre of fidjeri (“FIDGE-ree”) music. “Skinning” after this activity was perfected by Moro villagers of Jolo loyal to the Sultan of Sulu. Forced chastity was believed to improve Lucayan slaves’ performance in this activity on Venezuela’s Cubagua (“koo-BAH-gwah”) island. Greased cotton and tortoise shells aid in this activity undertaken by the Paravar people around the Gulf of Mannar (“muh-NAR”). A pidgin language named for luggers emerged in this activity’s global center at Broome in Western Australia. Mikimoto Kōkichi’s seeding innovations led to a higher demand of amas (“AH-mahs”) for this activity in Ise (“ee-SAY”) Bay. A trail including the Bu Mahir Fort commemorates this activity on Bahrain’s Muḥarraq (“moo-HAH-rahk”) Island. For 10 points, people who perform what activity “naked,” or without specialized equipment, may risk decompression sickness while retrieving a prized good from mollusks? ■END■
ANSWER: pearl fishing [or pearling; or pearl diving; or word forms such as fishing for pearls; accept Bahrain Pearling Trail; accept Pearling Path; prompt on fishing or diving or word forms by asking “for what?”]
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