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English: Reproduction of the Guanche "Guatimac" idol from Tenerife by Juan Bethencourt Alfonso in his work "Historia del Pueblo Guanche".

"One that we examined from the pharmacist Don Ramón Gómez of Puerto de la Cruz, was found in 1885 in a cave in the Erques ravine in Fasnia, wrapped in skins, like the rest we found, is a little smaller, although the same family, a guatimac, or as the commoners like to say, "mud figurine", that the guañameñe and "samarin" priests used to hang around their neck as a pectoral. The symbol or idol we are dealing with is made of fired clay, although the firing is uneven and the colour is yellowish-white. The figurine is incomplete since a small piece of what can be called a cranial vault or a helmet, as indicated by the interruption of the profile, and the dotted line indicates the site, towards the neck, where there's a hole to pass a strap in order to wear it. The figurine is flattened front to back and is 6 to 7 millimeter thick, except at the base, where it is a centimeter thick."

— Juan Bethencourt Alfonso
Español: Reproducción del idolillo guanche "guatimac" de Tenerife por Juan Bethencourt Alfonso en su obra "Historia del Pueblo Guanche".

"Uno que hemos examinado del farmacéutico del Puerto de la Cruz, Don Ramón Gómez, encontrado en 1885 en una grieta de una cueva del barranco de Erques en Fasnia, envuelto en pieles como todos los hallados, es un poco más pequeño, pero, aunque es de la misma familia se trata de un guatimac o séase como dice el vulgo, "del muñeco de barro" que a guisa de pectoral llevaban colgados al cuello los sacerdotes guañameñes y samarines. El símbolo o idolillo de que nos ocupamos es de barro cocido, aunque la torrefacción resulta desigual y de un color blanco amarillento. La figurilla está incompleta por haberse roto un pequeño trozo de lo que pudiera llamarse bóveda craneana, o mejor capacete, como lo indica la interrupción del perfil, y la línea de puntos señala el sitio, hacia el cuello, donde le atraviesa un agujero para pasar la correa y a fin de llevarla colgada. La figurilla es aplastada de delante a atrás y de un grueso en dicho sentido de 6 a 7 milímetros, menos en la base que tiene un centímetro."

Juan Bethencourt Alfonso
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Source https://guanartemtoag.blogspot.com/2016/03/guatimac.html
Author Juan Bethencourt Alfonso

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