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
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.
