MINNIE PWERLE - AWELYE - WOMEN'S CEREMONY

MINNIE PWERLE
AWELYE - WOMEN'S CEREMONY,  2005
90 x 150 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
 
REGION
Utopia, NT
 
PROVENANCE
Aboriginal Desert Art Gallery, NT
Private Collection, NSW
Cooee Art Leven, NSW

This artwork comes with a 17 page booklet and 2 photographs of the artist holding the painting from Aboriginal Desert Art Gallery. 
 
STORY
In this painting Minnie shows us sacred ceremonial sites and the body paint designs worn by women when performing ceremonies celebrating the bush melon in her homeland. Body painting carries a deep spiritual significance for Aboriginal people. 
 
 
ARTIST PROFILE
MINNIE PWERLE