$75.00
This is a beautiful polygon shaped leather lamp, hand painted with black and white dyes on a vibrant red background, Indian Motifs and mythological fish figures from the Mahabharat.
Mounted on a wrought iron frame, the lamp is a work of brilliant leather artistry by the tribal women of Anantpur village in Andhra Pradesh following century old traditions.
Handcrafted from goats skin, these traditional lamps representing Indian mythological figures are hand drawn and then painted with vibrant organic dyes and colours making such lampshades, an elegant work of craftsmanship.
The roots of this leather craft lie in the traditional “Chayya Natak” or shadow play and is a performing art where projection of shadows were created with puppets that played with light behind the "shadow puppets".
These lamps, painted similar to Kalamkari paintings are made from goat- skin, which after being cured and dried, are made translucent. The perforation on the coloured leather gives appearance of rich ornamentation against the background of light and bring the figures to life.
Colour: Black, Red and white
Measures:
Height 44 cm
Weight 700 grams
Note: Use it as a table lamp or standing lamp by using a bulb of not more than 40 watts for best illumination and to bring the design to life through the tiny perforations on the shade.