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Object #     2002-24/2
Object name     Banderan Guahan, Flag
Culture of Origin     Chamorro, Guam
Materials     Cloth
Techniques     Printed
Dimensions     L: 7.7 x 38.5 in, W: 4.7 in
Exhibit Label    

The shape of Guam’s seal is a slingstone. It represents Chamorro sense of identity and connection to ancestors in the contemporary world. It also features the Hagatna River, puntan Dos Amantes (story), a tronkon niyok (coconut tree), and a flying proa (outrigger canoe).

Source     Estate of Cmdr. Donald Cobaugh, USCG ret.
Credit     Gift of the Estate Cmdr. Donald Cobaugh, USCG ret.
 
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