CHamoru men preparing higai or coconut leaf thatch in an image from around 1916.
SummaryCHamoru men preparing higai or coconut leaf thatch in an image from around 1916. CHamoru men preparing higai or coconut leaf thatch in an image
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A view of Sanhalom in Tinian from the ocean. This image was drawn by Jacques Arago who visited Tinian in 1819 as part of the Freycinet Expedition to the Marianas. Looking carefully you can see the Guma'Tåga (house of Tåga) on the shore and Saipan in the distance.
A view of Sanhalom in Tinian from the ocean.
A view of Sanhalom in Tinian from the ocean. This image was drawn by Jacques Arago who visited Tinian in 1819 as part of the Freycinet Expedition to the Marianas. Looking carefully you can see the Guma’Tåga (house of Tåga) on the shore and Saipan in the distance.
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