South American culture

Art

Ancient South american art

Materials used:

• silver
• jade
• stone
• gold
• ceramic

Colonial south american art

Foreign influences:

• Spain
• Portugal
• France
• Italy
• (El cielito, Carlos Enrique Pellegrini, 1829.

MOdern south american art

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• Departed from European style art in the early 20th century
• An interpretation of their cultural identity
• Early works were geometric, but modern art is generally abstract

Fashion

Traditional clothes

koto

• Traditionally known as Kotomisi
• National dress of Suriname
• Worn by female slaves during the Dutch colonization
• "Koto" means skirt and "misi" means teacher
• Worn on special occasions, weddings and Independence Day

Liqui liqui

• National suit of Venenzuela
• Has long sleeves, a high neckline and a few buttons
• Worn in different pastel colors, especially blue
• Alpargatas (flat shoes) are worn with the liqui liqui
• Made of cotton or linen

liqui liqui (cont.)

• Has a female counterpart, the lee-kee lee-kee
• Consists of a blouse with ruffles on top
• and a full- length skirt below

Lliclla

• Colorful, woven blankets 
• Has intricate patterns and tocapu motifs
• Design is unique to the region, ethnic group or tribe of the wearer
• Worn during important festivals of the community
• Fastened by metal pins called tupus

LLicLLa (cont.)

• Has multiple functions
• For example: baby carrier and multi-purpose bag

Chumpi

• A woven belt to fasten a skirt
• Can also be worn by men
• The weaving of chumpis is a marriage custom in some tribes 

jobona

• A woven jacket worn under the lliclla
• Decorated with sequins and buttons

Polleras

• Multi colered skirts worn by women

monteras

Food

Native food and livestock of south america

• Corn
• Potatoes
• Peppers
• Yuca (Cassava)
• Guinea Pigs

Popular south american food

empanadas

• Chicken, meat, fish, or cheese turnovers
• Popular throughout South America

patacon

• Patacon: Colombian fried plantains 
• (used as a bun in the picture)

seviche

• Seviche: Uncooked seafood marinated with lime juice and chiles
• Popular in Ecuador and Peru

Asado

Religion

religions in south america

• Christian 91.92%
• Agnostic 3.09%
• Spiritist 2.63%
• Ethnoreligionist 0.53% (An ethnic group whose religion unifies them)
• Atheist 0.51%

Religions in south america (cont.)

• Other 1.32%
• Animism and shamanism are the indigenous beliefs in this area

Language

Countries with spanish as their national language

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Chile
• Columbia
• Equador

Countries with spanish as their national language

• Paraguay
• Peru
• Uraguay
• Venenzuela

Countries with portuguese as their national language

• Brazil

Countries with other languages as their national language

• Guyana (English)
• Suriname (Dutch)

music

Music

• Originated in the Andes
• Had influences from the Spanish, Africans and Roman Catholism
• Traditional music of the Andes is called Huayno

Instruments primarily used in south america

• pan pipes
• flutes
• rattles
• guitar (and a native guitar charango)
• drums

The beat and rhythm

• influenced by the Africans 

popular Dances in south america

• Salsa
• Samba
• Lambada
• Tango