TITLE: Torito Mask
TYPE: face mask
GENERAL REGION: Latin America
COUNTRY: Mexico
SUBREGION: Chiapas
ETHNICITY: Mayan
DESCRIPTION: Torito (little bull) mask
CATALOG ID: LAMX109
MAKER: Francisco Rosales (Chiapa de Corzo, 2004- )
CEREMONY: Baile del Torito y Parachico
AGE: 2017
MAIN MATERIAL: wood
OTHER MATERIALS: adhesive; paint
The Baile del Torito y Parachico (Dance of the Little Bull and Parachico) is unique to Chiapas, the southernmost region of Mexico, and is most commonly performed in Chiapa de Corzo and Suchiapa. The dance begins with six to eight female dancers dancing to the music of drums, flute, and sometimes other instruments, after which a dancer in a bull mask and a dancer in a parachico mask enter, dance with the ladies, and stage a mock bullfight. Both the torito and the parachico wear black pants, white shirt, and a multicolored sarape.
This mask was rented out from Chiapa de Corzo to be danced in Suchiapa from 2017 to 2024.
