Kathakali Theyyam Wall Plaque - Hand-Painted Kerala Art matsya coasters with the painted face confined

with the painted face confined to the front

and auspiciousness in Indian ritual

Heights vary between 10 and 15 inches across the set of three

machine-even colour — that's expected with handmade work

Kathakali Theyyam Wall Plaque - Hand-Painted Kerala Art matsya coasters with the painted face confinedThis wall plaque splits a single face down the middle to hold two of Kerala's most striking performance traditions side by side. One half is painted in the fierce red and orange makeup and towering crown associated with Theyyam, the ritual performance art of Northern Malabar; the other half carries the green face, white beard like lips, and ornate headdress of Kathakali, Kerala's classical dance drama. The two halves meet exactly at the centre of the