Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Wooden mask depicting a black-faced bull with a white triangle on forehead, decorated with images of a scorpion and spider, and with black horns ringed in white, above ears formed from black rubber.
Torito (Bull) Mask

Wooden mask depicting a black-faced bull with a white triangle on forehead, decorated with images of a scorpion and spider, and with black horns ringed in white, above ears formed from black rubber.

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.46

Description

A large triangular wood mask depicting a black bull with a white triangle on the forehead decorated with images of a scorpion and spider. Two large striped horns and ears are attached to the forehead. Small cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above painted black eyes. A carved red mouth and nostrils are at the end of the muzzle. String and wire are attached to the back.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile del Torito

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

Town

Rabinal, Baja Verapaz

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Cow, Torito, 2014.C-DG.46

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

11-1/8 in

Depth

4-11/16 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment