Bengal Hand-Painted Aranmula Wooden Frame – Goddess Durga Maroon Telangana wall art the heavy white ruff at

the heavy white ruff at the collar — this is instantly recognisable as Kathakali

This piece suits collectors drawn to the full Dashavatharam narrative

where painters worked directly on translucent hide to create figures that came alive only when backlit and moved by hand

its hinge and latch intact — while the wooden handle is hand-painted in a bold black-and-red chevron pattern with a single yellow band running through the centre

the sealed surface is suitable for dry snacks and general serving

Bengal Hand-Painted Aranmula Wooden Frame – Goddess Durga Maroon Telangana wall art the heavy white ruff atEvery Durga Puja in Bengal builds toward a single moment: chokkhu daan, the ritual "donation of sight," when an artisan paints in the goddess's eyes and she is believed to come alive. This single Aranmula shaped frame carries that same painted face wide, expressive eyes, a third eye at the centre of the forehead, and an elaborate crown in red, orange, and white set against a warm maroon brown ground. Cast in an antique gold finish, the frame borrows