Sharadhambal - Distressed Orange Hand-Painted Wooden Box Kerala mural earrings India assuming it's a stud or

assuming it's a stud or light-drop format consistent with similar pieces in the collection

gold ornamental linework

The compact stud size and natural wood tones make it easy to wear with both ethnic and western clothing as a subtle cultural accent

a Theyyam figure who merges serpent worship with the fierce reverence given to Kali in North Kerala's ritual tradition

Sharadhambal - Distressed Orange Hand-Painted Wooden Box Kerala mural earrings India assuming it's a stud orSome pieces are painted to look new; this one is painted to look like it's already lived a life. Sharadhambal, the Sringeri form of Saraswathi revered as the deity of the Sharada Peetham founded by Adi Shankaracharya, is rendered here in warm orange with a deliberately distressed, weathered finish the kind of aged patina you'd expect from an object handed down through a family rather than bought new. Achieving that worn in look by hand takes as much