Antonio Rodrigues Handcrafted Bull Bell Boi Bumbá Brazilian Folk Art

Despite its elongated snout, this bell-shaped sculpture depicts a festive bull (boi) from the traditional Brazilian Bumba Meu Boi folklore festival. These figurines are famously characterized by their hollow, bell-like bodies, hand-painted ribbons and dots, and a small hanging cowbell (chocalho) around the neck.

Antônio Rodrigues (born 1951 in Alto do Moura, Caruaru) is a celebrated Brazilian folk artist. He learned the craft of figurative clay sculpture (cerâmica figurativa) from his father, the legendary master Zé Caboclo.

In excellent condition, stamped with his name inside.