Chinna Kullayappa – Tholu Bommalata Leather Artist
Chinna Kullayappa is a Tholu Bommalata leather artist from Nimmalakunta in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. His family practice combines traditional leather preparation, perforated cutwork, painting and figure-making to create handmade works rooted in the region's shadow-puppet heritage.
Chinna Kullayappa & Tholu Bommalata
Tholu Bommalata is a traditional leather shadow-puppet art associated with Andhra Pradesh. Artists create leather figures with cutwork, perforations, painted details and narrative forms. His available works include fish, peacocks and figures inspired by Indian cultural and devotional themes.
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