... special character. The colony's craftsmen, unrestrained by rules established by trade guilds, could give free rein to their imagination. They adapted the forms of the major styles and created traditional motifs characteristic of New France. Most traditional French Canadian furniture made before 1750 reflects Louis XIII style. Straight lines, large surfaces, box fazades with multiple panels, lozenges, diamond ... motifs and turned wood are all characteristic of furniture from that period. This simple style influenced furniture design until the beginning of the 19th century. Louis XIV sty...

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... . Before the Revolution and Spanish bombardment, Mexico was considered to be in its pre-hispanic era. This was when mostly Indians occupied the land. The pre-hispanic Mexican Indians used motifs such as animals, serpents, fish, snails, turtles, birds, and butterflies. Popular for their emotional expression they also used grotesque and distorted figures to adorn their jewelry. The most important feature ... ...

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Ethipia is one of the world's poorest countries. Even in Africa a continent for its poverty, Ethiopia stand out. Its per capita income in the early 1990s was $130, second lowest in Africa next to Mozambique. The Ethiopian economy features a mixture of state control and private enterprise. The Mengistu regime greatly extended state control over the economy in the ... ...

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