Theyyam Head Set on Stand – Hand painted Kerala Art pearl drop earrings India The peacock motif is engraved

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Theyyam Head Set on Stand – Hand painted Kerala Art pearl drop earrings India The peacock motif is engravedTwo very different faces sit side by side in this set one marked with a soft scatter of sunburst medallions and a delicate gold beaded arc across the lip, the other little fiercer, its mouth portion has a silver ekir, the long curved ornament worn in Theyyam to suggest bared, predatory teeth. It's less a matched pair than a study in contrast: gentleness beside ferocity, mounted side by side on their own stands. Theyyam's ritual cast spans a wide range