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CHAMORRO LANDING

– ART PRINT BY DAWN LEE REYES

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This is an abstract piece representing the arrival of the Chamorro people to Talofofo. As you look at this piece, you will discern the shape of a sea-faring vessel called the Sakman. The triangular sails that are peculiar to Chamorro vessels and people preparing to drop sail prior to rowing upriver. It is interesting to note that there was a special ceremony performed to ask permission of the spirits to leave the ocean and enter the river.