Bagh aur Bachcha – Hand Painted Gond Wooden Wall Plate

A mother tiger lowers her head toward a cub standing beneath her, both painted in vivid striped patterning with a contrasting accent at the eye. Above them, a flowering tree spreads its branches across the top of the plate, its trunk curling down into the tiger's own raised, coiling tail — a visual link Gond artists often draw between animal and tree, suggesting the two belong to the same living world.

This design is available in more than one colourway — from cool teal-and-blue tigers on a deep maroon ground to warm rust-and-orange tigers on a bright turquoise ground — so you can choose the palette that suits your wall, while the mother-and-cub composition and the tree above them stay the same across every version.

Tigers and trees both carry weight in Gond storytelling, tied to the Pardhan Gond community's regard for the forest as a living, connected place rather than a backdrop. Where the Tiger Family plate in this collection groups a mother with three cubs, this piece is a quieter, single-cub moment. The fine striped fill-work covering both tigers is part of the same dot-and-line tradition long used in Gond tattooing and in the murals painted on home walls during festivals.

For NRI households, this piece's mother-and-cub theme makes it a warm choice for a nursery, family room, or as a housewarming gift for a new home or new parents.

Specifications

• Material: Mango Wood
• Dimensions: 10 inches diameter
• Design: Hand-painted Gond art style
• Installation: Pre-fitted hook for hanging