Aztec Black Elephant Head - Hand-Painted Wall Art wooden cowhead closed-eyed face below

closed-eyed face below

painted with the region's characteristic fluid linework and earthy

unbroken lines Pattachitra artists have trained in for generations

It works well on a dining table or living room console as a functional centrepiece

Aztec Black Elephant Head - Hand-Painted Wall Art wooden cowhead closed-eyed face belowThe elephant head as sculptural wall trophy is a fixture of eclectic, maximalist interiors but this one trades the usual painted realism for bold, graphic linework. Every inch of the trunk, ears, and face is covered in dense black and white geometric patterning inspired by Aztec style motifs: triangles, spirals, and stacked linework that turn the form into something closer to tribal art than a lifelike animal head. Carved in solid wood and hand