Womens Ceremonyby Pauline Petyarre

This artwork tells the story of women gathering for a ceremony. Each U shaped symbol represent woman. The arc shaped pattern in the corners represent the body paint, which is significant for Aboriginal women preparing themselves for ceremony. The multicolour dots depicted represents bush seeds.

Artist:Pauline Petyarre
Title:Womens Ceremony
ID:13072527
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Size:40 x 40 cm
Region:Utopia, Central Australia

Artist

Pauline Morgan Petyarre 's country is Ngkwelaye and Irrwelty, which are in the region of Utopia in Central Australia. Pauline belongs to the Petyarre family, who are known for painting story associated to country and culture. Pauline generally paints stories of women collecting food, which are celebrated in Awelye ceremonies.

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