GALYA PWERLE - AWELYE ATNWERGERRP

GALYA PWERLE
AWELYE ATNWERGERRP,  2008
122 x 90 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
 
REGION
Utopia, NT
 
PROVENANCE
Dacou Gallery, SA, Cat No. DG9471
Private Collection, NSW
Cooee Art Leven, NSW 
 
STORY
This painting depicts the women's ceremonial body paint design. After smearing their bodies with animal fat, the women trace these designs onto their breasts, arms and thighs singing as each woman has a turn to be ‘painted up’. The songs relate to the Dreamtime stories of Ancestral Travel and other plants, animals and natural forces. Awelye-Women’s ceremony demonstrates respect for the land and in performing these ceremonies they ensure well being and happiness within the communities.
 
 
ARTIST PROFILE
GALYA PWERLE