84655227 – POTTERY ANGEL BELL

Description

This item is a vintage Mexican Barro Negro (black clay) angel bell, traditionally handcrafted in Oaxaca, Mexico. Burnished and smoke-fired black clay, achieving a distinctive matte black sheen. Mexican folk art, often depicting angels or ladies in a bell shape. Typically used as a decorative piece or a functional bell with a clay clapper inside. Many pieces date from the 1940s to the 1960s, a period when the style was popularized by potters like Doña Rosa.