Hanuman Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art Colour:Grey One is all scrollwork —

One is all scrollwork — maroon-red swirls curling across the cheeks toward a gold medallion at the brow

500 years old

Dimensions: 9

Material: Palm Leaf

painted faces and storytelling through movement

Hanuman Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art Colour:Grey One is all scrollwork —Among the deity masks made by Nakashi mask makers in Cheriyal village, near Warangal in Telangana, Hanuman is one of the most consistently requested, alongside Rama and Sita, according to the artisans who still practise this roughly 400 year old craft. It's not hard to see why Hanuman's story of unwavering devotion and strength has a place in nearly every home shrine and household tradition across India, and this mask brings that same figure into a