Gajalakshmi Square Box - Hand-Painted Indian Art Wooden Box Indian statement wall art Cheriyal masks take their name

Cheriyal masks take their name from the village of Cheriyal

clean with a soft dry cloth

No machine touches this pair – the slight variation from one face to the next is proof of the human hand behind it

using the bold outlines and vivid colour blocking characteristic of Phad art from Rajasthan

is a broad term within Theyyam covering figures worshipped for their protective and communal blessings at the village or community level

Gajalakshmi Square Box - Hand-Painted Indian Art Wooden Box Indian statement wall art Cheriyal masks take their nameGajalakshmi Lakshmi flanked by two elephants raising their trunks to pour water over her is one of the oldest and most auspicious forms of the goddess of wealth, found carved into temple gateways across South India long before it became a painted motif. This square wooden box brings that imagery of royal abundance and blessing to a tabletop scale. The artwork is hand painted directly onto the wood by our artists, drawing on the vivid, ornamental style