Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Wooden bull mask with white face; painted black eyes ringed in red with additional eye-holes; large brown horns; and and open mouth with red tongue
Torito (Bull) Mask

Wooden bull mask with white face; painted black eyes ringed in red with additional eye-holes; large brown horns; and and open mouth with red tongue

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.142

Description

A medium triangular wood mask depicting a white bull with two mocha-brown horns and a black forehead. Two cutout eyeholes are above painted eyes outlined with red and black. The muzzle is shaded tan and has two incised nostrils and an open red mouth. Overall black spots. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile del Torito (Dance of the Bull)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

San Cristóbal, Totonicapan

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Cow, Spots, 2014.C-DG.142

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9-3/8 in

Width

12 in

Depth

9-3/16 in

Material

Gesso, Pigment, Wood