Tholu Bommalata Handcrafted Round Wooden Tea Coasters – Mixed Motifs

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Tholu Bommalata Handcrafted Round Wooden Tea Coasters – Mixed MotifsTholu Bommalata mixed motifs, Andhra Pradesh handcrafted on round wooden coasters. Set of 6. This round coaster set draws on a mix of designs from Tholu Bommalata, Andhra Pradesh's roughly 2,000 year old leather shadow puppet art a tradition where painted hide figures were held up to a backlit screen and performed as moving theatre, long before film existed. Rather than a single figure, this set brings together a range of motifs from that visual

their gold jewellery catching the light — a scene straight out of Pichwai painting

The motif draws on Mughal art's tradition of botanical floral painting

Its neutral geometric design works with kurtas

and divine performance

This is built to be the first thing someone notices when they walk in

Kerala mural art is a temple wall-painting tradition using bold ochre

including weddings and full-day events

or everyday wear

originally designed to filter light and air while preserving privacy

What is Bharatanatyam

Place it on your bookshelf or as a single centre piece on your table

What is Tholu Bommalatha art