| Code | LP47 |
| Artist Name | Bhaskar Rao |
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| Medium: | Acrylic colour on Leather |
| Size: | 14x13 Inch |
| Location: | Delhi |
The leather shadow puppetry of Andhra Pradesh is known as Tholu Bommalata (Tholu: leather; Bommalata: puppet dance). Two other kinds of shadow puppetry are practiced in Andhra Pradesh: the Sutram Bommalata (string puppets) and the Koyya Bommalata (wooden puppets). The leather puppets, because of their transparency and jewel-like glow, are most popular. Madhavapatnam, near Kakinada, DCPalli in Nellore district, Nimmala Kunta in Anantapur district, and Narasaraopet in Guntur district are the main centres for leather puppets. The leather puppet, which was traditionally crafted from deer skin, is now made from goat hide. After a two-week-long process of cleaning, the skin becomes translucent and ready for the artwork. As with most crafts, in the painting of leather too, chemical colours are replacing natural ones. Different characters have their own designated colours; for example, blue for Rama and Krishna, green for Anjaneya, yellow for Rishi, and so on. Today, the puppeteers have diversified into different products using the same craft, as puppet shows are not a mainstream medium of entertainment anymore.
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This artwork is accompanied by an Authenticity Certificate.
