Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Carved wood mask depicting a stylized bull's head, painted blue with red and white detailing and decorated with a large metal bell secured with colorful ribbon between two pointed horns, as well as another ribbon attached at the mouth
Torito (Bull) Mask

Carved wood mask depicting a stylized bull's head, painted blue with red and white detailing and decorated with a large metal bell secured with colorful ribbon between two pointed horns, as well as another ribbon attached at the mouth

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.18

Description

A small square wood mask depicting a stylized blue bull. Two large striped horns protrude from the forehead and have a metal bell attached with brown rope. A yellow floral ribbon drapes the horns, and a green floral ribbon is attached to the mouth. Two cutout rectangular eyeholes are above black eyes outlined with silver and red. There are red and silver lines around the face. The blue nose has red nostrils and a small mouth. A wire is attached to the back. Some signs of pigment loss.

Use

Folk Dance 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 1970 - 1979

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.18, cow, bull, torito

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

14-1/2 in

Width

7 in

Depth

7-3/16 in

Material

Wood, Fabric, Pigment, Metal