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
A drawing from the 1819 Freycinet expedition to the Marianas showing various items used by the CHamoru people at the time.
A drawing from the 1819 Freycinet expedition to the Marianas showing various items used by the CHamoru people at the time.
Adapted forms of some of these items are still in use today, while others have been replaced by newer technology.
Do you recognize any of the tools used by our ancestors?
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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