Figure, Toy
Name/Title
Figure, ToyEntry/Object ID
1983.11.030Description
A wooden toy, depicting a bullfighter. The hand operated toy shows the toreador and the bull. The wood figures are cut out and painted. On a small platform the Toreador stands, with painted yellow pants, a purple hat and jacket. The bull -in variegated shades of green, orange, and purple with black outline. The Toreador has moveable arms, and holds a red flannel rectangle in his left hand. Depressing a knob at center of platform causes figure and bull to lean towards each other.Artwork Details
Medium
Wood, Paint, Cloth, WireMade/Created
Date made
1982 - 1983Ethnography
Cultural Region
Location
Guanajuato, MexicoCulture/Tribe
Mexican