Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Stained wood animal mask with squared face; one dowel-like horn with attached wood ball; missing horn on left forehead; squared eye-holes; short mussel with large carved nostrils; and mouth slit with bits of ribbon
Torito (Bull) Mask

Stained wood animal mask with squared face; one dowel-like horn with attached wood ball; missing horn on left forehead; squared eye-holes; short mussel with large carved nostrils; and mouth slit with bits of ribbon

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.239

Description

A small rectangular wood mask depicting a simplified bull. Two holes in the forehead for horns but only one dowel-like horn with an attached wood ball remains on the right. Rectangular cutout eyeholes are outlined with faint, incised lashes. The short muzzle has large carved nostrils and a mouth slit with bits of red ribbon. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall good condition.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Patzcares

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1970 - circa 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Nahualá, Sololá

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Cow, 2014.C-DG.239

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-3/16 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

5-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Metal, Fabric, Paper