Peacock – Hand-painted Wooden Wall Plate gond Hand-carved from solid sheesham wood

Hand-carved from solid sheesham wood

What is Bommai (Tanjore doll) art

more sculptural look

this comes from the Madhubani (Mithila) tradition of Bihar

Peacock – Hand-painted Wooden Wall Plate gond Hand-carved from solid sheesham woodTwo peacocks face each other at the centre of a riot of colour, their tails dissolving into swirling, symmetrical patterns that fill the entire plate a design rooted in Tholu Bommalata, the shadow puppetry tradition of Andhra Pradesh. Traditionally, Tholu Bommalata puppets were made from painted leather and lit from behind to tell epic stories in village performances, and that same bold, high contrast visual language carries through here in paint.