Lilac Yellow Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Folk Art kerala mural lotus studs The crescent moon is a

The crescent moon is a recurring motif within Theyyam iconography

5 inches x 7 inches x 2

Tholu Bommalatha uses flatter

The legs simply detach for shipping and reattach without any tools or hardware

painted for centuries on stone and wood in rich reds

Lilac Yellow Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Folk Art kerala mural lotus studs The crescent moon is aCheriyal artisans have historically worked within a fairly narrow, earthy colour range, so pairing a cool lilac against a warm yellow is a distinctly contemporary choice from the Nakashi community of Cheriyal village, near Warangal in Telangana a community that has otherwise kept its mask making technique essentially unchanged for roughly 400 years, a craft recognised with a Geographical Indication tag in 2010. Both masks in this pair are built the