Teal Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art comb pendant necklace Because each piece is painted

Because each piece is painted by hand rather than printed

dance and dialogue to hold an entire village spellbound

It's one of the more visually striking and unusual motifs in Indian iconography

Vishnu represents balance

that peacock is brought to life in a vibrant multicolour palette

Teal Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art comb pendant necklace Because each piece is paintedPeacock feathers have long supplied Indian craft traditions with a particular blue green that doesn't quite match either colour on its own, and it's that same teal that colours this pair of Cheriyal masks from the village of Cheriyal, near Warangal in Telangana. The craft behind it is roughly 400 years old, practised by the Nakashi community and awarded a Geographical Indication tag in 2010 for being unique to this one part of the country. The base of