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Traditional little bull mask

Manuel Pertúz created this little bull mask for Barranquilla's Carnival. It is carved in wood and painted by hand with yellow, black, blue, red and a white star on its forehead. This mask refers to the bull's strength, which is greater than the African bull.
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Manuel Pertúz
Galapa, Colombia
Manuel Pertúz has a particular childhood memory of his father coming home with his friends, carrying trumpets, trombones, and drums. "They sang and wo ...
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