Title: Body Paint Design
ID: 0709760
Artist: Doreen Dickson Nakamarra
Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 129x44 cm
The painting depicts Yawulyu 
. The Warlpiri women from central Australia anoint their upper body with oil before applying ochre designs, in preparation for their traditional ceremonies. During Yawulyu the women will perform dance cycles and song lines.
If you would like to know more about the Women's Body Painting and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following article or to view video footage of Warlpiri women applying body paint design:
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Description
The painting depicts Yawulyu . The Warlpiri women from central Australia anoint their upper body with oil before applying ochre designs, in preparation for their traditional ceremonies. During Yawulyu the women will perform dance cycles and song lines.
If you would like to know more about the Women's Body Painting and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following article or to view video footage of Warlpiri women applying body paint design:
- Awelye (Women's Ceremony) Art
- Aboriginal Women
- Video footage of Aboriginal Women applying body paint design
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Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 129x44 cm
The painting depicts Yawulyu . The Warlpiri women from central Australia anoint their upper body with oil before applying ochre designs, in preparation for their traditional ceremonies. During Yawulyu the women will perform dance cycles and song lines.
If you would like to know more about the Women's Body Painting and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following article or to view video footage of Warlpiri women applying body paint design:
An Australian Aboriginal artwork should always be issued with a Certificate of Provenance, also known as a Certificate of Authenticity. This document contains vital information on the artist, as well as details about the artwork itself. When selling on an artwork, please ensure that this document is passed on. Authenticity of Provenance means that the origin or authorship of a work of art has been correctly identified.
Central Art follows a well defined provenance and authenticity process to ensure that we are an exemplar in our business practice . Careful and detailed documentation follows – each work is given a catalogue number, inscribed on the back of the artwork with the Central Art stamped logo, the artist's signature and the title of the work.
Printed on the Certificate of Provenance is a copyright acknowledgement that reads as follows:
This work is copyright. The copyright is owned by the Artist and his/her people. This painting may not be reproduced in part, in whole, or in any other form without the permission of the Artist or his/her inheritors clearly in writing, with all knowledge prior to final proof to the family concerned – then only when clearance has been approved.
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