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Having seen quite a few South American art, both traditional and contemporary, I didn't expect to see something unexpected when I was informed of a new exhibition on Uruguay at the National Art Museum.
作为看过不少南美艺术——不论是传统还是当代——的“艺术虫”一枚，我一开始对于美术馆新开的乌拉圭展并没有什么特别的期待。
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But I was wrong. I'm far from truly understanding the cultural diversity and dynamics of South America.
事实证明我错了。对于南美大陆文化多元的活力，我还是了解得太少。
For example at this exhibition through May 5, I bumped into several cute little things that have expanded my knowledge of the continent on the other side of the world.
比如在这个持续到5月5号的展览上，我就被不少萌物萌翻；它们“清空”了我的血槽，也刷新了我对于远在地球另一端的那片大陆的认知。
Who made them? The Guarani people.
这些小可爱是谁做的呢？瓜拉尼人。
Their ancestors had lived on the continent before Portuguese and Spanish immigrants established colonial rule in the 15th century.
早在葡萄牙和西班牙移民于15世纪建立殖民统治之前，瓜拉尼人就是南美大陆的主要原住民之一了。
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The indigenous population today inhabit in Uruguay and its bordering countries Argentina and Brazil. They immigrate a lot, although, their rich customs, language and lifestyle are well preserved.
今天，这一原住民族群分布在乌拉圭和邻国阿根廷和巴西。虽然他们不断迁徙，但瓜拉尼人丰富的民俗、语言和生活方式被较好地延续了下来。
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One of Guarani's cultural heritages is hand-made decorative objects, such as these miniature wooden sculptures. And the vivid paintings on them remind me of those similarity imaginative handicraft items in Northwestern China.
瓜拉尼人的文化传统之一就是手工艺装饰品，像这些迷你的木头雕刻品。它们中有一些还带有绚丽的彩绘，让我联想到西北地区同样富有想象力的民间艺术。
These are two of my favorites at the exhibition, a bird box and an owl box.
这两个鸟盒子和猫头鹰盒子太想要了！
Speaking of South America, here come jolly tango dancers~
既然说到南美，怎能没有欢快的探戈舞者呢？
In Guarani's communities, people of different ages participate in handicraft manufacturing, and these items are produced for day-to-day life, religious ceremonies and trades.
在瓜拉尼人社区中，不论男女老少都参与手工艺品的制作，这些物件用于日常生活、宗教仪式和买卖。
Some are carved and painted on burned pumpkin skins.
除了木头，还有一些是在熏烤过的南瓜皮上进行雕刻和彩绘。
There are also products of wool and cow leather.
当然也有使用南美特产羊毛和牛皮制作的工艺品啦。
咩啊~
还有肖恩家亲戚~
怎样，这一款萌系展是不是很适合想放空的劳动节假期呢？
▲ By Jiang Dong / China Daily
最后刷一发乌拉圭国脚“苏牙”。
Courtesy of National Art Museum of China
图片致谢中国美术馆
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