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Kerala Mural Hand-Painted Triangle Pendant Necklace – Amber Wave Scale
Rs. 1,000.00
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Description
The wave and scale pattern — the interlocking arc-on-arc repetition that appears across Kerala temple murals as a background element — rarely gets to be the entire subject of a painting. In the temple tradition, it fills the space behind deity figures, representing the cosmic ocean or the sacred space beyond the material world. The pattern is always subordinate to the figure it frames. Here, that hierarchy is reversed: the wave-scale is the entire surface, the subject, the thing itself.
This downward triangle pendant is covered in dense wave-scale pattern in amber, burnt orange, and deep gold tones. Every arc is individually painted in the pattern's repeating sequence; the tonal variation between amber and gold creates depth within what might otherwise read as flat decoration. The effect is of a surface in motion — the arcs are static, but the repetition creates visual rhythm that the eye follows from the pendant's apex upward to its base. There is no figure here, no lotus, no deity — only the pattern, which turns out to be enough.
Abstract composition is relatively unusual in Indian folk art, which tends toward the figurative and narrative. The wave-scale triangle pendant is therefore a more contemporary expression of the Kerala Mural tradition's visual vocabulary — the pattern removed from its background role and given the full surface. It suits a woman who wants the visual authority of Kerala Mural craft on a pendant without the devotional or iconographic associations of a deity figure.
The yellow jade stone bead chain with dark navy seed bead chain sections suits the amber-and-gold palette of the pendant with warmth. Yellow jade — honey-toned and slightly translucent — picks up the amber range of the wave-scale painting. The dark seed bead sections create rhythm in the chain that mirrors the rhythm of the pattern on the pendant above.
Material : Pre-engineered wood pendant (downward triangle), non-toxic Kerala Mural pigments. Chain: yellow jade round beads interspersed with dark navy seed bead chain sections.
Dimension : Length of the neck piece : 21.7 inches - 17.5 inches (55.5 cm - 44 cm) - adjustable length
Size of the pendant : 3.5 inches x 4 inches (9 cm x 10 cm)
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When you order from EthniiChic, you receive more than just a product—you bring home a piece of India’s cultural heritage.
Each creation is handcrafted with care, hand-painted with authentic traditional art forms, and finished to perfection for lasting quality.
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Due to this unique handmade nature, minor variations and subtle surface textures are natural and should be embraced as hallmarks of authentic charm and individuality, rather than defects.
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