Horse Head – Hand-painted Wooden Sculpture Blue Kerala mural frame series It is a traditional leather

It is a traditional leather shadow puppetry art from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

where painted hide figures were animated behind a backlit screen in performances retelling the epics

What's this narrow tray best suited for

2 cm x 6 cm

women have painted the walls and floors of their homes for centuries — not as art for its own sake

Horse Head – Hand-painted Wooden Sculpture Blue Kerala mural frame series It is a traditional leatherCropped just below the neck and mounted on a matching blue base, this horse head carries fine gold vine work across a rich, saturated blue surface, with the bridle strap and ear detailing picked out in careful linework. The compact, head only format concentrates all the detail into a smaller, more intense frame, giving it an almost portrait like quality. The horse's long association with loyalty, respect, and power in Indian culture carries through