Guatimac is a guanche

Guanches

Guanches is the name given to the aboriginal Berber inhabitants of the Canary Islands. It is believed that they migrated to the archipelago sometime between 1000 BCE and 100 BCE or perhaps earlier...

 idol

Cult image

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 figurine, found in 1885, surrounded in the skin of goat and hidden in a cave, in Fasnia

Fasnia

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 (Tenerife

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, Canary Islands

Canary Islands

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, Spain

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It is related to the magical and religious world of guanches. It represents a genius

Genius

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 or protective spirit, in the form of an owl

Owl

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 and was used by priests of the Guanche civilization. The Guatimac represents the internal world, the spirit of the soldier guanche. It is currently housed in the Archaeological Museum of Puerto de la Cruz

Archaeological Museum of Puerto de la Cruz

The Archaeological Museum of Puerto de la Cruz is a small museum, located in the town of Puerto de la Cruz . It is one of the most important archaeological museums in the Canary Islands...

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