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Ancient Guam Era, Archeological Investigations, Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food, Body Adornment, Chamorro Culture, Creative Expressions, Early Historic Accounts, Historic Eras of Guam, Our Heritage

Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Body Modification

Tooth staining. Unlike clothing or hairstyles, body modifications are changes made to the body itself that are of a more permanent nature.  Among the CHamoru people, the most remarkable examples of these kinds of modifications were tooth etching and staining.

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Ancient Guam Era, Archeological Investigations, Art, Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food, Body Adornment, Creative Expressions, Early Historic Accounts, Historic Eras of Guam, Traditional Craft

Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Jewelry: Manmade Accessories and Body Coverings

Body ornamentation. All human cultures practice some form of body ornamentation. Body ornamentation refers to the ways in which people decorate or dress their bodies for any number of reasons or occasions.

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Ancient Guam Era, Early Historic Accounts, Historic Eras of Guam, Wars and Factors of Peace

Cultural Aspects of Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Warfare

Prelude to war. For the ancient CHamorus warfare was sporadic and functioned primarily to resolve political, economic, and social conflicts among different clans or villages. Although these confrontations were not large in scale, nor extremely violent, the ancient CHamorus took warfare seriously.

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Ancient Guam Era, Archeological Investigations, Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food, Body Adornment, Early Historic Accounts, Historic Eras of Guam

Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Concepts of Beauty

Beauty as a cultural concept. Different cultures have different ways of defining and understanding “beauty.” In general, beauty is a characteristic of a person or object that people find appealing. Beauty evokes an experience of pleasure or satisfaction.

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Adventurers, Ancient Guam Era, Early Historic Accounts, European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies, Historic Eras of Guam

Adventurer: Oliver van Noort

In 1597 the Dutch began raiding into the Pacific, hoping that by attacking the Spanish colonies and ships they could force the Spanish to grant them independence. In 1598 the Dutch launched an expedition to the Pacific under Admiral Oliver van Noort, who was acclaimed a hero for striking at the Spanish and completing the fourth expedition (after Magellan, Hawkins, and Cavendish) to circumnavigate the globe.

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Ancient Guam Era, Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food, Body Adornment, Early Historic Accounts, Historic Eras of Guam, Interpretive Essays

On The Question of Tattoo by Ancestral CHamorus/Chamorros

Interpretive essay: No evidence of CHamoru tattoo from ancient times. Tattoo is often thought to have been a universal cultural practice in the Pacific islands. However, that probably isn’t true. Archaeologists have found no evidence that the CHamoru people of the Mariana Islands used tattoo.

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