Yellow Lilac Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Folk Art

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Yellow Lilac Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Folk ArtDrawing its name from the village of Cheriyal, which is about 100 kilometres away from Hyderabad in Telangana, this Mask is a 400 year old traditional art form. Wandering storytellers used painted Cheriyal masks to build intrigue for the gathered crowd in any festival to tell religious stories and folklore. This pair of decorative wall masks are painstakingly handmade using the traditional techniques with natural items like tamarind seed powder and

making it a versatile housewarming gift for anyone who appreciates South Indian visual culture

letting the flame sit directly under the geometry

which uses the same motif and colour in a more compact silhouette

pairing that shape with a devotional tradition from an entirely different part of India

Lord Hanuman

living room or as part of a wider wall of Kerala Mural plates

regal shade to a statement-sized pair of hand-painted figures

Dimensions: Each frame: Height 28

Nandi is a symbolism of eternal waiting

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artistic reimagining rather than a traditional depiction — Ganesha is shown here holding a flute in a pose more commonly associated with Krishna