Tholu Bommalatha Orange Peacock Bookmark – Hand-Painted Indian Folk Art Option:Option 1 Can I request a distressed

Can I request a distressed or aged finish

guardian-like stance echoes how Nandi appears at the entrance of many Shiva temples

the navy-and-cream palette tends to sit easily in cooler

believed to ward off negative energy before it enters

How should I care for the hand-painted surface

Tholu Bommalatha Orange Peacock Bookmark – Hand-Painted Indian Folk Art Option:Option 1 Can I request a distressedA 400 Year Old Art Form. Now Marking Your Place in a Book. Tholu Bommalatha is one of India's oldest surviving folk art traditions, originating in Andhra Pradesh over four centuries ago, originally painted on leather for shadow puppet theatre. Hand painted in the leather puppet tradition of Andhra Pradesh, this peacock bookmark carries the orange of a Deccan sunset the same warmth artisans have painted onto Tholu Bommalata puppets for generations of