Nora Long Napananga
Womens Body Painting
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Nora Long Napananga
Womens Body Painting
Central Art Aboriginal Art Store
Code: 0709762
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 149x88
Year: 2007
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The painting depicts body paint design associated with Yawulyu ( women's ceremony). The Warlpiri Aboriginal women anoint their upper body with oil before applying ochre designs in preparation for their traditional ceremony. Ceremonies include dance cycles and singing of Dreaming songs of ancestral figures.
To view Awelye (Body Paint) - Video of Aboriginal Women applying body paint design
or to learn about Awelye visit our art and culture section.
Yawulyu- means women's body paint in Warlpiri language.
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