Brown Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art NRI Rakhi Gift gallery-style frame rather than a

gallery-style frame rather than a traditional temple arch

this is a way to bring three distinct regional art traditions into a kitchen or dining space in one set

Dimensions: Total Length : 6 cm hand-painted portion: Max Width 2

12 inches in height and 10 inches in width

Brown Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art NRI Rakhi Gift gallery-style frame rather than aBefore synthetic dyes arrived, browns in Indian craft traditions came from earth itself baked clay, tamarind, dried wood and this pair of Cheriyal masks carries that same earthen tone, made in the village of Cheriyal near Warangal in Telangana using techniques that are themselves close to four centuries old. The Nakashi community that practises this craft was awarded a Geographical Indication tag in 2010, recognising a tradition unique to this one