MINNIE PWERLE - AWELYE (TRIPTYCH)
MINNIE PWERLE
AWELYE (TRIPTYCH), 0.2001
120 x 80 cm
80 x 40 cm each panel
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
REGION
Utopia, NT
PROVENANCE
Dacou Gallery, NT
Kimberly Art, VIC
STORY
The bold linear patterns of stripes and curves throughout Minnie’s 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.
EXHIBITED
Cooee Art 35th Anniversary Exhibition, Oxford Street Paddington NSW, Dec - Jan 2017
certificate
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