Awelye (Body Painting) A6240 'Watiya Juta' | Mitjili Napurrula Size: 45 x 120cm

Size: 45 x 120cm

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The painting shows the topography of the country in Central Australia

It is a prolific native fruit that is full of nutrients and vitamins

This painting shows Narpula’s depiction of “Women’s Dreaming” and portrays the landscape of Narpula’s homelands west of Alice Springs in Central Australia

Awelye (Body Painting) A6240 'Watiya Juta' | Mitjili Napurrula Size: 45 x 120cmYear: 2005 Size: 90 x 120cm acrylic on linen 'Awelye' is the Anmatyerre word for the women's ceremony and also refers to the designs applied to womens bodies. The ceremony is womens business and is never conducted in the presence of men. The Awelye ceremony connects the women with the land and with fertility. It celebrates the food it provides and also, for the land to continue to flourish.