Theyyam Head Set on Stand – Hand painted Kerala Art pearl drop earrings India it's one of our most

it's one of our most gifted pieces for Onam

Known as Mithila painting

restrained take on graphic elephant wall art — deep navy-black patterning across the face and trunk

no idol stands alone — behind every deity rises a Prabhavali

Since this is hand-painted by an artist rather than printed

Theyyam Head Set on Stand – Hand painted Kerala Art pearl drop earrings India it's one of our mostTwo very different faces sit side by side in this set one marked with a soft scatter of sunburst medallions and a delicate gold beaded arc across the lip, the other little fiercer, its mouth portion has a silver ekir, the long curved ornament worn in Theyyam to suggest bared, predatory teeth. It's less a matched pair than a study in contrast: gentleness beside ferocity, mounted side by side on their own stands. Theyyam's ritual cast spans a wide range