CHamoru/Chamorro Culture Division of Labor

guam canoes
Agad’na: Canoe Builders
Manma'gas by Baltazar Bell.
Division of Labor by Age, Class, Gender
A village scene depicts the difference in caste through body language and building structures. Also illustrated is the lack of body coverings as being unnecessary. Bachelor’s houses were houses for young CHamoru/Chamorro men in the Mariana Islands from ancient times until the late 1600s. A village scene of the Ancient CHamorus illustrated by JA Pellion from Freycinet’s Voyage Autour de Monde, Paris, 1824. Guam Public Library System
Mampolitiku: Politics
A male elder teaches children how to fish. Children were sent to their mother's clan to learn skills, responsibilities, and their role in the family. Victor Consaga/Guampedia
Mangkalamya: Skilled Artisans
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Pumeska: Hunters on Land and Sea
Passing traditions by David Castro from Guahan Magazine collection.
Suruhånu yan Amot (Healers and Medicine)
Ancient CHamoru warriors wore woven helmets and chest plates in battle. Their weapons included the slingstone and spear. Raph Unpingco/Guampedia
Warfare
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