Pintadera
Pintaderas are a form of stamp used by the pre-Hispanic natives of the Canary Islands.[1] They were commonly made of fired clay.[2] However, a number of wooden pintaderas have also been found.[3] Most pintaderas come from archaeological sites in Gran Canaria, although natives from other islands in the Canarian archipelago used them too.[4] Pintaderas were usually decorated with ornate geometric shapes, including zigzags, triangles, rectangles, squares and circles.[2] These decorative motifs are similar to those found on pre-Hispanic Canarian pottery. Similar geometric patterns can also be seen in pre-Hispanic Canarian rock art (e.g., Cueva Pintada de Gáldar)[1]
The size of the pintaderas varies significantly, ranging between 2 and 12 cm. They usually have a small handle, which is sometimes pierced. This allowed the owner to hang the stamp from a string.[2]
The function of the pintaderas is unclear. Perhaps they were used by the natives to apply natural dyes to their body as a form of decoration.[5] Alternatively, they may have been used to mark sealed grain silos with the owner's personal emblem[2]
Collections of pintaderas are housed at the Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre (Tenerife), El Museo Canario (Gran Canaria) and Cueva Pintada de Gáldar (Gran Canaria).
References
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Further reading
- FRANCHY Y ROCA, José. “Las pintaderas de Gran Canaria”. El Museo Canario, t. X, no. 111 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1901), pp. 61–62.
- HERNÁNDEZ BENÍTEZ, Pedro. “Vindicación de nuestras pintaderas”. El Museo Canario, año V, no. 10 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1944), pp. 15–28.
- JIMÉNEZ GÓMEZ, M.a de la Cruz; ARCO AGUILAR, M.a del Carmen del. “Estudio de los ídolos y pintaderas de la Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria”. Tabona, no. 5 (La Laguna, 1984), pp. 47–92.
- MARTÍN DE GUZMÁN, Celso. “La serie de sellos de madera procedentes de Gáldar, Gran Canaria”. Trabajos de Prehistoria, 45 (Madrid, 1988) pp. 289–304.
- PEINADO RODRÍGUEZ, Francisco. Pintadera de bailadero http://www.oocities.org/es/depaca_guanche/guanche-10.htm
- PÉREZ DE BARRADAS, José. “Catálogo de la colección de cerámica y objetos arqueológicos (Salas Grau y Navarro) de El Museo Canario”. El Museo Canario, anexo no. 1 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1944), pp. 1–72.
- RIPOCHE Y TORRENS, Diego. “Las pintaderas de Europa, Canarias y América: comunicación al Congreso de Americanistas celebrado en París”. El Museo Canario, t. XI, no. 138 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1901), pp. 105–109.
- ROSA OLIVERA, Leopoldo de la. “Las señales de los antiguos canarios”. Revista de Historia, no. 76 (La Laguna, 1946), pp. 391–398.
- VERNEAU, René. Las pintaderas de Gran Canaria. Madrid: Imprenta de Fortanet, 1883.
External links
El Museo Canario online database of pintaderas: http://www.elmuseocanario.com/index.php/es/colecciones/arqueologia-de-gran-canaria/catalogo-de-pintaderas-busqueda?view=busqueda
