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Figure Carrying a Torito de Fuego
Figure Carrying a Torito de Fuego
Figure Carrying a Torito de Fuego
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Figure Carrying a Torito de Fuego

NameSculpture
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Place madeMexico, North America
Mediumpapier-mâché, wood, paper, paint
Dimensions28 3/4 × 8 11/16 × 10 1/4 in. (73 × 22 × 26 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, A.1973.60.1 PROP
Object numberA.1973.60.1 PROP
Collections
DescriptionPainted. Paunchy man dressed in white, wearing a pink brimmed hat, carries a "torito de fuego" - a figure of a bull, laced with firecrackers and surrounded by a castillo, a wooden framework covered with matting to protect the holder.
Toro de Fuego (Bull of Fire)
Toro de Fuego (Bull of Fire)
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1990
FIGURE
FIGURE
CA 1960, STAFF
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Artist Not Recorded
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Alebrije, Pink Dragon with Second Face
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