Brown Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art wooden dolls every layer

every layer

This large-format frame gives her presence real scale on the wall

remains one of the most celebrated

Would this make a good wedding gift

The floral and dotted detailing is layered in stages — the base colour

Brown Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art wooden dolls every layerBefore 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