The story
Cheriyal scroll painting is a narrative art of the Nakashi family of painters, who made long painted scrolls for travelling storytellers. The scrolls tell stories from the Puranas and caste legends in bright red backgrounds with bold figures. Today artisans also make smaller panels, masks and dolls for buyers. Cheriyal Paintings carry a GI tag.
In numbers
No published source we could open prints current numbers for this cluster.
GI tag
- Cheriyal PaintingsApplication no. GI application no. 190Registration details of Geographical Indications (IP India GI Registry)
Ways in for a newcomer
- Sell framed panels and masks online
- Illustration and mural commissions
- Art workshops for schools and tourists
Problems the cluster faces
- Very few practising families
- Copying by printed reproductions
- Irregular income
Businesses to start here
Online Folk Art and Art Gallery Marketplace →Handloom and Handicrafts Retail Shop →