Madhubani Peacock Hand Mirror - Hand-Painted Wooden Mirror warli clock india Agate bead

Agate bead

slight variations in colour and stroke detail occur between pairs - a sign of genuine handcraft

The peacock was

Madhubani traditionally uses natural pigment-inspired colours including reds

Madhubani Peacock Hand Mirror - Hand-Painted Wooden Mirror warli clock india Agate beadIn the villages of Mithila, in Bihar, women have painted the walls and floors of their homes for centuries not as art for its own sake, but as prayer, celebration, and inheritance passed from mother to daughter. Every wedding, every harvest, every birth found its way onto a wall in bold outlines and jewel toned fills. The peacock was, and remains, the most cherished figure in this vocabulary: a symbol of the monsoon's arrival, of courtship and marital