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Leather Puppetry
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Size
Length - 13 cm, Width - 7 cm.
Weight
5 grams (approximately).
Material
Multicolor tholu bommalata leather puppet fridge magnet is made by master artist Sindhe Siva from Nimmalakunta, a village in Andhra Pradesh known for its traditional shadow puppetry style. This piece is handpainted on leather using techniques that have been followed in the region for generations. This magnet adds a touch of art and character to your home decor.
Tholu Bommalata is the shadow puppet theatre tradition of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Tholu bommalata literally means "the dance of leather puppets" (tholu – "leather" and bommalata – "puppet dance") is a 2000 year old craft and is one of the oldest form of performing arts.. The traditional process of crafting shadow puppets requires 30-40 days, from the procurement of leather to the completion of the product. The leather puppets, because of their transparency and jewel like glow, are most popular. The puppets are mounted in the middle on a palm stem, extended to form a handle used to move the body of the puppet. The puppets are painted with hands using natural and poster colours. But apart from the translucency and vivid colours, what gives these puppets their brilliance, is the perforated designs drawn on the characters to depict jewellery. Once surrounded by colour and viewed against the light, they look like glowing jewels.
Care
To clean, wipe with clean dry cloth, keep away from water.
Colour
Slight difference in color from the visible product image is possible.
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Leather puppetry is a hallmark of Andhra Pradesh's arts and crafts. This form of craft is inseparable from the traditional folk and cultural expression of the state. This form of shadow puppet theatre, also known as Tollubommalu, is popular in some parts of Andhra Pradesh.
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Leather Puppetry
Leather puppetry is a hallmark of Andhra Pradesh's arts and crafts. This form of craft is inseparable from the traditional folk and cultural expression of the state. This form of shadow puppet theatre, also known as Tollubommalu, is popular in some parts of Andhra Pradesh.
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Don't worry about damaging your refrigerator when hanging the magnets. It does not affect the function of the refrigerator. It is no exaggeration to say that refrigerator magnets do not affect the functionality of the refrigerator. You can also use neodymium magnets to attach things to your refrigerator.
When you put two of them together, they align so that opposite poles touch slightly more than same poles because they are in the lowest possible energy state.However, two repelling refrigerator magnets It is highly unlikely that there is.
Magnetic attraction helps fridge magnets stick to the fridge. The force that holds the magnet to the refrigerator is the force that turns the motor and creates an electric current in the generator.
Changes in temperature can cause magnets to lose some or all of their magnetic charge. Depending on how extreme the temperature is, these losses can be temporary or permanent.