Torito Mask
Torito Mask
Carved wooden bull mask with painted black face, accented with large white circles around painted eyes and around red nostrils; large gray horns project out to the sides; additional eyeholes on the forehead and downturned muzzle with tongue sticking out.
Name/Title
Torito MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.141Description
A medium triangular wood mask depicting a black bull with large silver horns. Circular cutout eyeholes are above painted black eyes outlined with red and set in large white ovals. The muzzle has two red nostrils set in large white ovals, a yellow chin, and an open red mouth with the tongue sticking out. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of pigment loss.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile del Torito (Dance of the Bull), Baile de Animalitos (Dance of the Animals), Baile de los Vaqueros (Dance of the Vaqueros)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
ArtistDate made
circa 1960 - 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
San Cristóbal, TotonicapanCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya