Theyyam Head – Hand-painted Kerala Ritual Sculpture South Indian art Mughal art is known for

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Theyyam Head – Hand-painted Kerala Ritual Sculpture South Indian art Mughal art is known forTriangles, crescents, and circular medallions layer across the forehead of this face in fine orange linework, set against a deep aubergine maroon base and a black eye mask that frames a pair of striking, pale grey eyes. There's no crown, no ornament at the mouth just dense, geometric patterning left to speak for itself, which at this scale is more than enough. Theyyam is among Kerala's oldest surviving ritual art forms, performed across North