Rosewood Vishnu / Laxshmi Bommai Dolls From Kerala - 1930'S Wine Tables floral and bird motifs

floral and bird motifs

All of this is surrounded by lingzhi

Painted on cloth using mineral pigment colours

or layered over evening and casual outfits alike

is beautifully carved into the wood

Rosewood Vishnu / Laxshmi Bommai Dolls From Kerala - 1930'S Wine Tables floral and bird motifsThis vintage Marapachi Bommai wooden doll forms part of the traditional Golu display associated with the Navaratri festival in South India. Typically made as a pair representing a bride and groom, these figures hold deep cultural and emotional significance and are most commonly found in households across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. Carved from wood and traditionally left unclothed, Marapachi Bommai dolls were given as part of a wedding