Collections of archaeology of Gran Canaria
Inventory: 2.89
9Object: Gener
ic FigureClassification: Ceram
icsMatter: Clay. Almagre.
Technical: Modeling. Printing. Incision. Painted. Burnished.
Dimensions: Height, 26.1 cm.; max. width, 23.7
cm. Cultural context: Prehistory of Gran Can
ariaDescription: Female human figure with crossed legs. The length of its neck and the volume of the biceps and thighs stand out. Technically, head, biceps and thighs are hollow; face and breast applications. The thighs have also been dorsally unsused so that they do not protrude from the depth of the shoulders or biceps. It presents as finishing and decorative techniques: prints to signal the eyes, holes of the nose, navel and vulva; incisions to demarcate the eyes, nose and mouth; red paint covering almost the entire piece; and burnished that covers the entire surface but with greater intensity in the unpainted area. He keeps the imprints where his arms rest
ed. Use/function: So-called idols are anthropomorphic, zoomorfa or mixed character figures made mostly in cooked clay. These figurations manifest a preference for human representation, especially female representation. The signaling of sexual attributes leads to linking these figures with the cult of fertility
. Origin: Gran Canaria. From the 1950s on, this piece was linked to the village of Tara (Telde). However, in the oldest inventories of the Museum there is no origin for it, except that of Canaria.Form of
income: LegacySource
of income: Testamentary arrangement of Gregorio Chil y Naranjo, co-founder of The Canary Museum
Fecha of income: 1,901