PESHWA CHERIAL MASK

This handcrafted mask comes with a crown and tilak mark on the forehead and a long mustache and beard which display the attire style of a a Peshwa - a Prime Minister. This mask will truly add a divine glory to your walls.

This mask is one of the Cherial masks which are a modified version of the Nakashi art, distinctive to the Cheriyal village, of Warangal district in Telangana. Wandering storytellers used painted Cheriyal masks to build intrigue for the gathered crowd in any festival to tell religious stories and folklore. The artistic tradition of making masks, handed down from generations is now a boon to the craftsmen in this Cheriyal village.

These masks very much preserve the Indian art and are painstakingly wrought using a light wood base, tamarind seeds and sawdust.