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Guanín is an alloy of copper, gold and silver, similar to red gold, used in pre-Columbian central America. The name guanín is taken from the language of the Taíno people, who prized it for its reddish color, brilliant shine, and unique smell, and associated it with both worldly and supernatural power. It was also known as taguagua, and in South America as tumbaga. The Spanish referred to it as "low gold", distinguishing it from items made with a higher purity of gold.

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  • Guanín is an alloy of copper, gold and silver, similar to red gold, used in pre-Columbian central America. The name guanín is taken from the language of the Taíno people, who prized it for its reddish color, brilliant shine, and unique smell, and associated it with both worldly and supernatural power. It was also known as taguagua, and in South America as tumbaga. The Spanish referred to it as "low gold", distinguishing it from items made with a higher purity of gold. Samples of guanín have been found all over central America, indicating a great deal of trade and interaction between the many cultures that lived in the area. Guanín was used to create and decorate a variety of objects, including both humanoid and animal figurines using lost-wax casting, and hammered ceremonial medallions also referred to as guanín. For many years, guanín was one of the most important valuables for long-distance trade in and around central America and the Caribbean basin. (en)
  • Il Guanín è una lega di rame, oro e argento, simile all'oro rosso, usata nella metallurgia dell'America centrale precolombiana. Il nome guanín è tratto dal linguaggio del popolo Taíno, che la stimava per il suo colore rossastro, la brillante lucentezza e l'odore unico, e l'associava al potere sia terrestre che soprannaturale. Era anche nota come taguagua, e nell'America meridionale come tumbaga. Gli spagnoli la chiamavano "oro basso", distinguendolo da oggetti d'oro realizzati con una purezza più elevata. Campioni di "guanín" sono stati trovati in tutta l'America centrale, a indicare una grande quantità di scambi e di interazioni tra le molte culture che vivevano nell'area. Il guanín era usato per creare e decorare una varietà di oggetti, tra cui figurine umane e animali usando la fusione a cera persa, e medaglioni realizzati a mano indicati anche come guanín . (it)
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  • Guanín is an alloy of copper, gold and silver, similar to red gold, used in pre-Columbian central America. The name guanín is taken from the language of the Taíno people, who prized it for its reddish color, brilliant shine, and unique smell, and associated it with both worldly and supernatural power. It was also known as taguagua, and in South America as tumbaga. The Spanish referred to it as "low gold", distinguishing it from items made with a higher purity of gold. (en)
  • Il Guanín è una lega di rame, oro e argento, simile all'oro rosso, usata nella metallurgia dell'America centrale precolombiana. Il nome guanín è tratto dal linguaggio del popolo Taíno, che la stimava per il suo colore rossastro, la brillante lucentezza e l'odore unico, e l'associava al potere sia terrestre che soprannaturale. Era anche nota come taguagua, e nell'America meridionale come tumbaga. Gli spagnoli la chiamavano "oro basso", distinguendolo da oggetti d'oro realizzati con una purezza più elevata. (it)
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