Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Carved wood mask depicting a bull's head, painted black with a white and brown design and red accents
Torito (Bull) Mask

Carved wood mask depicting a bull's head, painted black with a white and brown design and red accents

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.16

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a black bull. Large black horns with red tips extend from the forehead. Rectangular cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above painted eyes. Geometric white and brown shapes decorate the mask. Red horseshoe-shaped nostrils are above an open red mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.

Use

Folk Dance Performance

Context

Baile de Torito (Dance of the Bull)

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

Region

Highlands of Guatemala, Central America

Country

Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Cow, 2014.C-DG.16, torito, bull

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

7-5/16 in

Depth

9 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso