Violet Petyarre
Awelye - 2002
200 x 120 cm
synthetic polymer paint on belgian linen
Code #:9864
$4,500
LOCATION: Redfern NSW
Provenance
Urapunja Artists, Utopia, Northern Territory
(stock STI-05002)
Simon Turner International, New South Wales
Private Collection, NSW
Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
Exhibition History:
2003 – Woolloongabba Art Gallery, QLD
Story
This Paintings depicts the Awelye ceremonial body paint design used by the women in the ceremony.
These designs are painted onto the chest, breasts, arms and thighs. Powders ground from ohre (clays), charcoal and ash are used as body paint and applied with a flat stick with soft padding. They call this stick ‘typale’. The women sing the songs associated with their awelye as each women takes her turn to be ‘painted-up’.
Women perform awelye ceremonies to demonstrate respect for their country and the total well-being and health of their community.
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