Name: Kathakali Mask Decor – Hand-painted Kerala Classical Art
Brand: martinafruit.com
SKU: 31236541085
Price: 3192.50 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4572 (15 reviews)

Kathakali Mask Decor – Hand-painted Kerala Classical Art

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Kathakali Mask Decor – Hand-painted Kerala Classical ArtThis mask captures Pacha, the green faced makeup style used in Kathakali to represent noble and virtuous characters, one of the clearest visual codes in a dance drama tradition built almost entirely around colour and costume. Every element follows real performance detail, from the expressive eyes to the multi tiered kireetam, or headgear, hand painted in emerald green, crimson red, and gold. The white chutti, the distinctive beard like border framing

Dimension : 5

Is this earring lightweight

closer to the pink and fuchsia dyes historically used in Rajasthani and Mughal court textiles than to any stone or marble finish

Pendant size : 3

more deliberate process than a single coat of paint

rather than depicting the full bird figure shown in other peacock earrings in the collection

hand-painted white zigzag and dotted pattern against black lacquer

every colour Tholu Bommalata's palette allows

Tholu Bommalata elephant motif

• Motif: Mandala (geometric)

dense detailing

shown here playing a tanpura by a lake