Wooden Elephant Face

A decorative wooden elephant head, often featuring a nettipattam (ornamental forehead caparison), inspired by Kerala’s iconic temple elephants—especially seen during Thrissur Pooram. These pieces range from minimalist carvings to vibrant, hand-painted masterpieces.
They’re typically:

• Crafted in Kerala villages like Cherpu, where artisans carve entire elephants from a single piece of wood with distinctive painted details .

• Decorated with nettipattam-style ornamentation to convey spiritual symbolism and festival grandeur