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The culture of South America draws on diverse cultural traditions. These include the native cultures of the peoples that inhabited the continents prior to the arrival of the Europeans; European cultures, brought mainly by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the French; African cultures, whose presence derives from a long history of New World slavery; and the United States, particularly via mass ...
The history of South America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent of South America. The continent continues to be home to indigenous peoples, some of whom built high civilizations prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 1400s ...
Coat of arms of Bonaire: Curaçao: none: Coat of arms of Curaçao: Falkland Islands: Desire the Right Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands: French Guiana: Fert Aurum Industria - 1643 Work Creates Abundance - 1643: Coat of arms of French Guiana: Juan Fernández Islands: none: Coat of arms of the Juan Fernández Islands: South Georgia and the ...
The Geelong Gallery, formerly known as Geelong Art Gallery, is a major regional gallery in the city of Geelong in Victoria, Australia.The gallery forms Geelong's Cultural Precinct, along with the adjacent Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (Geelong Regional Library and Geelong Heritage Centre), Geelong Arts Centre, and the Geelong Courthouse (housing Back to Back Theatre and Platform Arts).
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Shearing the Rams is an 1890 painting by Australian artist Tom Roberts.It depicts sheep shearers plying their trade in a timber shearing shed.Distinctly Australian in character, the painting is a celebration of pastoral life and work, especially "strong, masculine labour", and recognises the role that the wool industry played in the development of the country.
The Port of Geelong is located on the shores of Corio Bay, and is the sixth largest port in Australia by tonnage. [4]Before the initial settlement of Geelong, a sandbar across the bay from Point Lillias to Point Henry prevented ships from entering the inner harbour.
Coat of arms of Samoa: Solomon Islands: To Lead is to Serve Coat of arms of the Solomon Islands: Tonga: Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku Tofiʻa : God and Tonga are my inheritance Coat of arms of Tonga: Tuvalu: Tuvalu mo te Atua : Tuvalu for the Almighty Coat of arms of Tuvalu: Vanuatu: Long God yumi stanap : We stand with God Coat of arms of Vanuatu