Jatayu Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art south indian decor or for anyone gifting a

or for anyone gifting a piece of living Indian heritage

This wall piece takes inspiration from that celebration

The frame is MDF with laser-cut latticework

15 inches in height

Jatayu Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art south indian decor or for anyone gifting aJatayu appears in the Ramayana as the aged vulture king who tries to stop Ravana from abducting Sita, fighting until his wings are cut and he falls, mortally wounded, only to hold on long enough to tell Rama which direction Ravana had flown. It's one of the epic's more quietly devastating episodes an act of loyalty offered by a creature with no stake in the outcome beyond what's right and it's this figure that this Cheriyal mask, made in the village