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More specifically his masks. “Picasso's African Period, which lasted from 1907 to 1909, was the period when Pablo Picasso painted in a style which was strongly influenced by African sculpture.” (ASK) <a href="http://www.ask.com/wiki/Pablo_Picasso/African" rel="nofollow">www.ask.com/wiki/Pablo_Picasso/African</a> His paintings, typified by simplified, angular forms, were rendered in a muted palette of reds and browns. Around this time, the French empire was expanding into Africa, and African artifacts were being brought back to Paris museums, exposing Picasso to a truly unique form of art. Article Source: <a href="http://EzineArticles.com/1170794" rel="nofollow">EzineArticles.com/1170794</a> Today I was wandering around in a junkyard taking photos when I noticed this large heavy tapered c

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The Carnival of Barranquilla is a unique festivity which takes place every year during February or March on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Cumbia, both music and dance, is considered to be the main essence of the Carnival. A colourful mixture of the ancient African tribal dances and the Spanish music influence – cumbia, porro, mapale, puya, congo among others – hit for five days nearly all central streets of Barranquilla, the capital of the Atlántico Department. Those traditions kept for centuries by Black African slaves have had the great impact on Colombian culture and Colombian society. In November 2003 the Carnival of Barranquilla was proclaimed as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

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