Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Polychrome, wooden bull mask with large up-turned horns; small painted lash-framed eyes with square eye-holes for the wearer; large nose above a small painted mustache with open mouth below; and with all over painted geometric designs in red, black, and silver
Torito (Bull) Mask

Polychrome, wooden bull mask with large up-turned horns; small painted lash-framed eyes with square eye-holes for the wearer; large nose above a small painted mustache with open mouth below; and with all over painted geometric designs in red, black, and silver

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.99

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a stylized, polychrome bull. Two large striped horns protrude from the forehead. Two cutout rectangular eyeholes are above black eyes outlined with silver and red. A silver muzzle has painted black nostrils, a mustache, and an open red mouth. A wire is attached to the black 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 1960 - circa 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, Animal, 2014.C-DG.99

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

6-7/8 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment