Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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Torito (Bull) Mask: Carved wood mask in the form of a bull's head with a black face, brown horns and a wide toothy smile with a red tongue licking its nose
Torito (Bull) Mask

Carved wood mask in the form of a bull's head with a black face, brown horns and a wide toothy smile with a red tongue licking its nose

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.17

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a black bull. Two large horns extend from the forehead. One rectangular cutout eyehole for the wearer is above carved oval eyes. The forehead has incised details. There are two large red nostrils, a smiling mouth with white teeth, and a red tongue licking the proper left nostril. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.

Use

Folk Dance Performance

Context

Baile de 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 1970 - 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Highlands of Guatemala, Central America

Country

Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Cow, 2014.C-DG.17, torito, bull

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-13/16 in

Width

10-1/2 in

Depth

6 in

Material

Wood, Pigment