Awelye (Body Painting) A12136 Margaret Loy Pula at Orange Regional Gallery the quiet snake

Awelye (Body Painting) A12136 Margaret Loy Pula at Orange Regional Gallery the quiet snakeYear: 2007 Size: 60 x 60cm acrylic on linen This painting shows Nancy's depiction of Awelye or Body Painting story, which relates to womens only ceremony. When preparing for ceremony the Anmatyerre women would apply iconography to their upper body using their fingertips and small, sharpened twigs. Paint was created using coloured ochres mixed with animal fats. The colour black was obtained either from charcoal or over ripe bush plums. There are strict

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