Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Wood carved bull mask with tri-colored horns pointing forward; drawn eyes with circling eyelashes; and a bell attached to the horns and resting on the bridge of the large nose.
Torito (Bull) Mask

Wood carved bull mask with tri-colored horns pointing forward; drawn eyes with circling eyelashes; and a bell attached to the horns and resting on the bridge of the large nose.

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.48

Description

A life-sized square wood mask depicting a stylized, red, silver, and brown bull. Two large striped horns protrude from the forehead and have a metal bell attached with brown rope. Two cutout rectangular eyeholes are above black eyes outlined with silver and red. The silver nose has red nostrils and a small mouth. A wire is attached to the back. Some signs of pigment loss.

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 1960 - 1969

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, Torito, 2014.C-DG.48

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

6-5/16 in

Width

7 in

Depth

5-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Metal, Pigment, Leather