Guanche mummy at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain in Madrid, Spain. Guanche mummies ( in Canarian Spanish ) are the intentionally desiccated remains of members of the indigenous Berber Guanche people of the Tenerife. The Guanche mummies were made during the eras prior to Spanish settlement of the area in the 15th century. The methods of embalming are similar to those that were used by the Ancient Egyptians, though fewer mummies remain from the Guanche due to looting and desecration.
Guanche mummy at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain in Madrid, Spain. Guanche mummies ( Canarian Spanish: , formerly ; , "embalmed ones"; , "leather-bagged ones" ) are the intentionally desiccated remains of members of the indigenous Berber Guanche people of the Tenerife. The Guanche mummies were made during the eras prior to Spanish settlement of the area in the 15th century. The methods of embalming are similar to those that were used by the Ancient Egyptians, though fewer mummies remain from the Guanche due to looting and desecration.
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in Canarian Spanish
Canarian Spanish: , formerly ; , "embalmed ones"; , "leather-bagged ones"