Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Plain wood animal mask with straight forward pointing horn, attached by a pink cord; squared eye-holes; upturned mussel with carved nostrils and open mouth
Torito (Bull) Mask

Plain wood animal mask with straight forward pointing horn, attached by a pink cord; squared eye-holes; upturned mussel with carved nostrils and open mouth

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.238

Description

A small rectangular wood mask depicting a simplified bull. Two straight horns protrude from the top of the head and are attached by a fuchsia-pink cord. Rectangular cutout eyeholes under the horns. A circular muzzle has large triangular nostrils and a horizontal mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. An overall roughly carved texture.

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.238

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

4-7/8 in

Depth

6 in

Material

Wood, Fabric, Metal, Stain