Torito (Bull) Mask
Torito (Bull) Mask
Polychrome wood animal mask with tri-color horns and a large bell tired between with a cord; black star-like eyes; blue face edged in red and yellow; and a silver mussel with small red nostrils and mouth
Name/Title
Torito (Bull) MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.236Description
A life-sized square wood mask depicting a heavily decorated bull with a cobalt blue face. Two red horns with black and silver stripes protrude from the top of the head and have a metal bell attached with a pink string. There is also a brown rectangle under the bell. Black star-like eyes are painted on a silver triangle that is outlined with yellow, green, and red. Two rectangular cutout eyeholes for the wearer are in between the painted eyes. A silver muzzle protrudes from the face and is outlined with yellow, green, and red. There are two small red nostrils and a horizontal red mouth all outlined with black and decorated with a painted black mustache. The face is outlined with a zig-zag red and yellow pattern. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Good condition except for a large crack in the back of the mask.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de PatzcaresCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1970 - circa 1979Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
Nahualá, SololáCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya