Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Wooden bull mask with two horns located on top of the mask and between them is a metal bell attached by string; attached purple ribbon drapes the horns with another attached at the ode; and with painted round eyes and carved eye-holes above
Torito (Bull) Mask

Wooden bull mask with two horns located on top of the mask and between them is a metal bell attached by string; attached purple ribbon drapes the horns with another attached at the ode; and with painted round eyes and carved eye-holes above

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.107

Description

A large square wood mask depicting a stylized, polychrome bull. Two large horns protrude from the forehead and have a metal bell attached with green and brown rope. A purple ribbon is tied between the horns. Two cutout rectangular eyeholes are above black eyes outlined with white and red. The white nose has black nostrils, a black mouth, and a purple ribbon tied between the nostrils. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall 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

2014.C-DG.107

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

5-3/16 in

Material

Wood, Metal, Pigment, Gesso