Theyyam Head Set – Hand-painted Kerala Mural Art decorative tissue holder and a fitting gift for

and a fitting gift for a housewarming

worked in the radiant reds and yellows achieved traditionally through natural dyes like madder root and turmeric

this horse head carries fine gold vine-work across a rich

originating in Andhra Pradesh over four centuries ago

and makes a striking

Theyyam Head Set – Hand-painted Kerala Mural Art decorative tissue holder and a fitting gift forSame warm orange red skin, two completely different faces built on top of it. One is all scrollwork maroon red swirls curling across the cheeks toward a gold medallion at the brow. The other trades scrollwork for structure: fine dotted arcs ringing the eyes, floral medallions on the cheeks, and a gold beaded arc standing in for a mouth. Mounted side by side on plain black rectangular bases, the pair reads less like a matched set than two performers