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Author name: Shannon Murphy

Ancient Guam Era, Chamorro Culture, Division of Labor, Historic Eras of Guam, Our Heritage, Spanish Era

Pumeska: Hunters on Land and Sea

Ancient Chamorro/CHamorus were avid hunters both on land and sea. They developed many methods of eguihan (fishing), ranging from etupak (line fishing), lagua’ (net fishing), fisga (long spears used), stupefying fish with puting (sap), training them with a poiu or pugi (a chumming device) to lure in fish by feeding them from the depths into shallower waters then captured.

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