MINNIE PWERLE - AWELYE - ATNWENGERRP

 MINNIE PWERLE
AWELYE - ATNWENGERRP,  
122 x 60 cm (Frame: 125.5 x 63.5 cm)
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
 
PROVENANCE
Utopia, NT
Dacou Gallery, NT Private Collection, Vic 
 
STORY
This painting conveys the artistsā€™ love and respect for the land and the food it provides to her Eastern Anmatjerre clans people. Awelye ā€“ Atnwengerrp, the ceremony celebrating the abundance of the Bush Melon, is depicted by the pattern representing the melon seeds.The old women paint ceremonial designs in red and white earth pigment on their breast before dancing, first with their fingers and then with a brush called a typale, made from a stick.
 
EXHIBITED
Splash of Colour, October 2019, Cooee Art Paddington