The Wedding of Manuel and Julie Flores in Guam, 1964.
SummaryImage is of the wedding of Manuel and Julie Flores in Guam, 1964. The Guam Museum is planning an exhibit in January 2025 that will
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The gupot mahigai or roof thatching party at the Valley of the Latte
After seeing our post last week about the history of the gupot mahigai or roof thatching party, David Tydingco from the Valley of the Latte and the Chairman of the Guam Museum Foundation Incorporated shared some images of their own roof thatching activities for their guma’latte (latte house). Biba! Si Yu’os Ma’åse put i litråtu siha!
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“Ta fa’nå’gue un henerasion asta i otro nu i tiningo’ i taotao-ta.”
“Ta fa’nå’gue un henerasion asta i otro nu i tiningo’ i taotao-ta.” A family mends a talåya’ fishing net near the shoreline in Malesso’, Guam.
Spondylus shells
SummarySpondylus shells carved to make beads were a very important form of body adornment during the Latte period of CHamoru history (800 AD – 1700