Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Small wooden bull mask with a bell attached between two striped horns; painted eyes within squares and additional close-set eye-holes; and decorated with tri-color designs and ribbons
Torito (Bull) Mask

Small wooden bull mask with a bell attached between two striped horns; painted eyes within squares and additional close-set eye-holes; and decorated with tri-color designs and ribbons

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.143

Description

A small rectangular wood mask depicting a stylized, polychrome bull. Two striped horns protrude from the forehead and have a metal bell attached with a red floral ribbon and rope. Two cutout rectangular eyeholes are above silver square eyes outlined with black and red. There is a squiggly red, silver, and black pattern around the mask. The silver nose slightly protrudes from the face and has red nostrils and black accents. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. 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 1980 - 1989

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.143

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

15-13/16 in

Material

Wood, Metal, Cloth, Pigment, Gesso