Kathakali Theyyam Wall Plaque - Hand-Painted Kerala Art matsya coasters originally used for leather shadow

originally used for leather shadow puppets

not applied gold foil

anniversaries

with the painted face confined to the front

Heights vary between 10 and 15 inches across the set of three

Kathakali Theyyam Wall Plaque - Hand-Painted Kerala Art matsya coasters originally used for leather shadowThis wall plaque splits a single face down the middle to hold two of Kerala's most striking performance traditions side by side. One half is painted in the fierce red and orange makeup and towering crown associated with Theyyam, the ritual performance art of Northern Malabar; the other half carries the green face, white beard like lips, and ornate headdress of Kathakali, Kerala's classical dance drama. The two halves meet exactly at the centre of the