Ardhanarishwar Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Folk Art Mithila art jewelry a posture that reads as

a posture that reads as alert and watchful

It draws on the bold

and it makes a thoughtful gift for a housewarming or for anyone drawn to detail-focused Indian art

and a gold beaded arc curving across the upper lip

Gold detailing traces the collar and the folded saddle cloth

Ardhanarishwar Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Folk Art Mithila art jewelry a posture that reads asAmong the twenty odd traditional masks still made by Nakashi mask makers in Cheriyal village, near Warangal in Telangana, Ardhanarishwar is one of the more demanding to get right a single face split down the centre, one half rendered as Shiva, the other as Parvati, meeting at a shared jawline and crown. It's an iconography that goes back much further than the 400 year old Cheriyal craft itself, representing the union of masculine and feminine cosmic