Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Carved wood mask depicting a a bull's head a black and white face and polychrome horns
Torito (Bull) Mask

Carved wood mask depicting a a bull's head a black and white face and polychrome horns

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.15

Description

A long triangular wood mask depicting a black bull. Two red, white, blue, and gold striped horns extend from the forehead. Circular cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above carved eyes. A white triangular marking is on the front of the face. Two red nostrils are above an open red mouth with a red tongue licking the proper left nostril. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of pigment loss.

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.15, torito, bull

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-13/16 in

Width

5-5/8 in

Depth

7-3/8 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso