Minnie Pwerle
Awelye Athwengerrp
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Minnie Pwerle
Awelye Athwengerrp
Coo-ee Aboriginal Art
Code: 7571
Medium: Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Size: 55x75 cm
Year: 2005
Price: POA
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.Awely-Womens ceremony demonstrates respect for the land and in performing these ceremonies they ensure well being and happiness within the communities.
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