1 / 10

Bolivian Culture

Bolivian Culture. Festivals , Clothing , Music, etc. Some Basics. Native American population has mixed Spanish cultural elements with their ancestors traditions . Spanish-speaking culture mainly follows Western customs .

kamali
Download Presentation

Bolivian Culture

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Bolivian Culture Festivals, Clothing, Music, etc.

  2. SomeBasics • Native American population has mixedSpanish cultural elementswiththeirancestorstraditions. • Spanish-speaking culture mainlyfollows Western customs. • 3 DistinctHistoricalPeriods – Pre-Columbian, Colonial, & Republican • Archaeologicalruins, gold & silverornaments, stonemonuments, ceramics, weaving.

  3. MajorRuins • Tiwanaku • Samaipata • Incallajta • Iskanwaya

  4. Cultural Periods • Mestizo Baroque • Spaniardsbroughttheirowntraditions of religous art whichdevelopedinto a rich & distinctivestyle of architecture, literature, and sculpture. • Colonial Period • Producdeseveralunknownstonecutters, woodcarvers, goldsmiths, & silversmiths • Famousartistsfromthe era: Perez de Holguin, Flores, Bitti • Nativebaroquereligious music wasdiscoveredrecently and has beenperformedaroundtheworldbyartistssuch as: Guzman de Rojas, Arturo Borda, maria Luisa Pacheco, Master William Vega, Alfredo Da Silva, Marina Núñez del Prado.

  5. Festivals • Pagan ritesfromthe pre-Columbian era are stillcommonduringthereligiousfestivals. • Clothingduringfestivalsisreminiscent of thedress of pre-ColumbianIndians and 16th Century Spaniard. • Devil dances at theannualcarnival of Oruro are amongthegreatfolkloricevens of South America.

  6. Dances • Songs and dances containelementsfromboththenative and theEuropean cultures. • Caporalesis a very popular Bolivian dance todaynotjustwhereitoriginated in theHighlandsbutalso in theLowlands and in Boliviancommunitiesoutside of the country. • Some popular Highland Dances: Morenada, Kullawada, Diablada, Ch’utas, WakaWaka (WacaWaca), Doctorcitos, Suri Sicuri, Llamerada, Cambitas, Afro-Bolivian Saya • Some popular LowlandDanes: Macheteros, Taquirari, Chovena

  7. Clothing • BolivianAndeanwomen of indigenousdescentoftenwear a skirtcalled a pollera. • Originally a Spanishpeasantskirtthatthe colonial authoritiesforcedindigenouswomen. • Symbol of pride in beingindigenous, a symbol of status • BowlerHat • Adoptedfromthe British • Indicate a woman’s marital status and aspirations.

  8. Sports • Football (a.k.a. soccer) • Federación Boliviana de Fútbol (FBF) organizesthemen’s, women’s, and futsalnationalteams. • Currentlyranked 65th in theworld, best FIFA ranking has been 18th. • Won the FIFA World Cup three times, Copa América 23 times, Confederations Cup once. • Other Popular Sports • Rugby, chess, track & field, tennis, tablefootball, swimming

  9. Food • Stemsmainlyfromthecombination of Spanishcuisinewithtiestonativeingredients and overtherecentyearswasinfluencedby German, Italian, Basque, Croatian, Russian, and Polish. • 3 traditionalingredients: • Corn, Potatoes, Beans • The 3 traditionalingredientshavebeencombinedwithSpanishgoods (i.e. rice, wheat, beef, pork, chicken) toformtheircurrentdiet.

  10. Music • Bolivia’s folk music isdistictive. • Some tunes containstrongSpanishinfluences • Common musical instruments: • Sicu • Tarka/ Tharqa • Pinkillo • Skin Drums • CopperBells • Wood • Guitar • Flute • Zampoña • Matraca • Mandolina • Charango • Quena

More Related