Lilac Yellow Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Folk Art wooden coasters handmade marble-effect treatment of the same

marble-effect treatment of the same Raas Leela scene for a quieter

and oranges associated with festival colour

built to carry a story rather than pure pattern

It is modelled on Kerala's traditional snake boat

high-energy colour

Lilac Yellow Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Folk Art wooden coasters handmade marble-effect treatment of the sameCheriyal artisans have historically worked within a fairly narrow, earthy colour range, so pairing a cool lilac against a warm yellow is a distinctly contemporary choice from the Nakashi community of Cheriyal village, near Warangal in Telangana a community that has otherwise kept its mask making technique essentially unchanged for roughly 400 years, a craft recognised with a Geographical Indication tag in 2010. Both masks in this pair are built the