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Tholu Bommalata (Leather Puppets)

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Country of origin: India

Authentic Tholu Bommalata (Leather Puppets) from Andhra Pradesh. GI-tagged: Andhra Pradesh Leather Puppetry. Handmade by Indian artisans using perforation, hand-painting. Materials: goat-leather, natural-dye.

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One-of-a-kind · handmade to order. Each piece is unique — slight variations are the artisan's signature.

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The story of Tholu Bommalata (Leather Puppets)

Tholu Bommalata is the grand shadow-puppet theatre of Andhra, its large translucent hide figures painted in jewel colours and animated behind a backlit screen to enact the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The same craft now lights up homes as glowing lampshades.

Made by Aryakshatriya puppeteers · Andhra Pradesh

How it’s madetranslucent hide cuttingperforationdyeing

Provenance & authenticity

GI Tagged

A genuine Leather Puppet Andhra from Andhra Pradesh. Protected under India’s Geographical Indication (GI) registry as “Andhra Pradesh Leather Puppetry”, certifying its authentic origin and traditional method.

GI registrationAndhra Pradesh Leather Puppetry
Region of originAndhra Pradesh
HS code (customs)4205

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