| title | Awelye Body Painting |
| artist | ADA Bird Petyarre |
| price | $4,500 |
| size | 90 x 60 cm |
| ACRYLIC/CANVAS | |
| code | MB12094 |
| story | The images in this painting are used in the Awelye ceremony. The body paint is applied with the fingers using natural ochre's and follows a particular design when applied to the body for ceremonial purposes. However, in this depiction the design is now abstracted. The old women used to,an still do paint the ceremonial designs on their breast, first with their fingers, and on their chests, and then with a brush called a typale, made from a stick. They painted with red and white ochre's |
