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Guampedia Timeline Gadao Cave
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Cave Art
Ålas Detail
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Jewelry: Manmade Accessories and Body Coverings
Lime-impressed pottery found on Guam has been dated from about 3500 Before Present to 1200 Before Present and is relatively rare compared to the huge number of pre-latte shards collected.
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Pottery: Early Calcareous Ware
Blacksmiths, 1945. Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC).
Blacksmithing
guam canoes
Canoe Building
Photo 18a. The Tridacna senahi at left is approximately 6" long from tip to tip. It is carved from the dense, thick hinge portion of the giant hima clam. Each end has a slanted hole drilled through the tip from which a cord was probably tied (as shown in this exhibit) to hang around the neck or to link several pieces together as a show of wealth. This piece and the two slightly smaller pieces in 18b (below) were found in Saipan by the German Governor George Fritz in 1904.
Carving
Ålas: Turtle Shell Jewelry/Money. Guam Public Library System collection.
CHamoru/Chamorro Jewelry
Figure 6. A ‘sinahi’ with Spondylus sp. beads created by Gordon “Figo” Salas.
Hima: Conserving a Cultural Heritage
Depictions of CHamorus and Carolinians taken from the Guam Public Library System collection.
On The Question of Tattoo by Ancestral CHamorus/Chamorros
Weaving, Guampedia collection.
Weaving

Biographies

Spondylus necklace, a Chamorro amulet made of a full spondylus strand and large pendant.
Ben “Sinahi” del Rosario
Tan Elena
Elena Cruz Benavente
Master Weaver Floren Meno Paulino. Guampedia
Floren Paulino
Tun Jack Lujan is the island's Master Blacksmith. Photo was taken at Pulan Festival, 2008 Ipao Point, Tamuning.
Joaquin F. Lujan
The pendant and clasp are made of hima, giant clam, designed in the shape of a whale's tail fin. There is small spondylus bead inlaid on the center of the pendant. The strand is also made of spondylus beads while the cord is detailed with macramé.
Julie “Jill” Quichocho Benavente
Lucia Fernandez Torres
Lucia Fernandez Torres
Latte carvings, 2011.
Robert Taitano
Master Carver Segundo Blas, poster image. CAHA collection.
Segundo Blas
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