Brown Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art wooden dolls even the most gentle tap

even the most gentle tap on the skirt will allow the doll to oscillate

and this design leans into its geometric

This large-format frame gives her presence real scale on the wall

every layer

Brown Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art wooden dolls even the most gentle tapBefore 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