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Vintage Guatemalan Bull Mask
Vintage Guatemalan Bull Mask
★★★★★ Rated 4.9/5 by collectors
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$95.00 USD
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Specifications
- Collection: Traditional Guatemalan Dance Masks
- Character: Bull
- Artist: Unidentified village carver
- Origin: Chichicastenango, Guatemala
- Material: Hand-carved wood with polychrome paint
- Design: Mask used for the Baile del Torito dance drama
- Palette: Ochre yellow, brick red, turquoise, black, and natural wood
- Vision: Round eye openings for visibility
- Interior: Carved cavity with tool marks and a looped cord
- Hanger: Cord through the crown for wall display
- Estimated date: Mid to late 20th century
- Condition: Honest surface wear, minor paint losses, small checks and handling marks consistent with festival use
Catalogue Note
The Torito is a central character in Guatemala’s Baile del Torito, a long-standing highland dance drama. This example is carved in solid wood and finished in vivid polychromy. The broad yellow muzzle, lively dotted motifs, and banded horns read clearly from a distance, while the toothy open mouth animates the bull during performance. Interior tool marks and the suspension cord reflect practical, community use.
Key Highlights
- Authentic Torito mask from the Guatemalan highlands
- Hand-carved wood with layered polychrome paint
- Striking long horns with red tips and turquoise bands
- Expressive open mouth and clearly defined
