Two Chamoru women prepare higai or coconut leaf thatch in Guam in 1945/1946.
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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Adapted forms of some of these items are still in use today, while others have been replaced by newer technology.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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