The painting represents body paint design (Awelye), associated with womens ceremony from Utopia, Aboriginal Art Regions of Central Australia. The Aboriginal women apply body paint designs or marking onto their upper body. Body painting is an important process before commencing their ceremony.

Womens ceremonies include many song and dance cycles.

If you would like to know more about Womens Body Painting and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles, or to view video footage of Aboriginal Women applying body paint design, or Aboriginal Womens ceremony.

• Awelye (Womens Ceremony) Art
• Aboriginal Women
• Aboriginal Music (song and dance cycle)
• Utopia Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Painting from the Central Desert

• Aboriginal women dancing - Video Yuendumu women dancing during awelye ceremony
• Awelye (Body Paint) - Video of Aboriginal Women applying body paint design