Muleta's the name of a stick the red cloth hangs from in the final third (tercio de muleta or de muerte) of a bullfight. It's different from the cape used by the matador earlier in the fight (capote de brega). The muleta obscures a sword, and as in his earlier work with the cape, the bullfighter uses it to attract the bull in a series of passes, demonstrating his control over it. The red color of the muleta's actually unnecessary, though, as bulls are dichromatic, meaning neither the cape nor… (More on Muleta)