Brown Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art NRI Rakhi Gift Each set is sold as

Each set is sold as a pair

contemporary take on the lotus motif

reverent quality for a figure usually associated with speed and power

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

It draws on the bold

Brown Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art NRI Rakhi Gift Each set is sold asBefore 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