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VINTAGE GUATEMALAN TORITO/BULL MASK, ETHNOGRAPHIC, WOOD/WOODEN
* Tip to tip the horns measure 8 3/4”* Mask protrudes approximately 3 3/4" from the wall* Wooden mask area is approximately 7.5”x 6 1/4”
TheBaile del Torito(Dance of the Little Bull), also called theDanza del Torito, is an annual ceremony in several cities of central and southern Guatemala, usually during a holiday in honor of the town’s patron saint. The dance is accompanied by music from a marimba band.The dance dates back to the 17th century. It tells the story of a cattle ranch in which thecaporalormayordomo(foreman) prohibits thevaqueros(cowboys) to interact with a bull like this one. The cowboys get the foreman drunk and perform bullfights. Eventually, a bull kills the foreman and the dance ends.The dance frequently begins before sunrise and lasts for up to 12 hours. It may be performed for many days, sometimes over a week. Depending on the size of the town, there may be only one or several bulls andcaporales, and up to 50 vaqueros. In some towns, such as Chichicastenango, there is both a whitecaporaland a black one. The costume of the vaquero is brightly colored and elaborate, with a hat sporting thick clusters of dyed ostrich feathers. In some towns, the vaquero carries a cape and maraca (rattle). The players of each character are chosen through Mayan rituals and are blessed by anAi-lj(Mayan priest) before the dance.
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