Theyyam Head Design 3 – Hand-painted Kerala Ritual Art Odisha folk art with delicate floral flourishes filling

with delicate floral flourishes filling the background around his shoulders

This box began as a genuine vintage charcoal iron

Solid Mango wood

performance-rooted character of Gambhira dance than the more decorative fish-crown pieces

symbolising the union of masculine and feminine energy

Theyyam Head Design 3 – Hand-painted Kerala Ritual Art Odisha folk art with delicate floral flourishes fillingA silver crescent moon, set with a small gem at its centre, sits at the middle of this face's black brow band, framed by gold dot swirl patterns that spread outward across the forehead. Below it, pink toned eyes look out from a black mask, and a pale blue grey ekir, the long curved ornament worn over the mouth in Theyyam to suggest fierce, bared teeth, replaces the mouth entirely. Dark maroon chevron patterning runs down the neck, echoed in the bold