Madhubani Elephant Tissue Holder - Engraved Hand-Painted Wood lilac Indian wall art in which performers embody deities

in which performers embody deities through elaborate face painting

Kerala's temple mural tradition has decorated stone and wood surfaces for centuries

which is part of why this particular bust has become one of our most requested single pieces

it's just as suited to standing on a console or shelf as a standalone art piece

The traditional carved arch placed behind a deity in South Indian temples

Madhubani Elephant Tissue Holder - Engraved Hand-Painted Wood lilac Indian wall art in which performers embody deitiesIn the Kohbar ghar, the ceremonial wedding room of a Mithila home, painters would fill the walls with auspicious imagery to bless a new marriage and the elephant, a symbol of strength, memory, and good fortune, was a recurring guest in that visual vocabulary. That same tradition of Madhubani painting, one of Bihar's oldest folk art forms, shapes the facing pair of elephants engraved onto this standing napkin holder. The elephants are engraved into the