Garuda Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art

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Garuda Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk ArtDrawing its name from the village of Cheriyal, which is about 100 kilometers 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 decorative Garuda wall masks are painstakingly handmade using the traditional techniques with natural items like tamarind seed powder and saw

keeping the pattern deliberately simple so the boat's silhouette stays the focus

Kerala — handcrafted on round wooden coasters

What is Cheriyal art

a curio shelf or a festive tablescape

At 15 inches in height and 8 inches in width

this is a substantial devotional centrepiece

What is Ekadash Mukhi Hanuman

This square coaster set renders Raas Leela — Krishna's circular dance with the Gopis in Vrindavan — in Odisha's Pattachitra style

and keep it away from direct sunlight and high humidity to preserve the paint and wood finish over the years

a signature of the style

What do the small figures in the crown represent

Leela captures the the innocent and immortal mystic dance between Krishna and his beloved Gopis