Title: Awelye Atnwengerrp
ID: 10022068
Artist: Emily Pwerle
Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 40x41 cm
This artwork depicts awelye 
, which refers to body paint design and significant women's ceremonies at Atnwengerrp.
The lines depicted relate to the ochre body markings the women anoint their upper bodies with in preparation for their women's ceremonies. During this process the women will chant many song lines. The women perform dance cycles to pay homage to the ancestral country and dreaming's they are attached too.
If you would like to know more about Awelye and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
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.
Description
This artwork depicts awelye , which refers to body paint design and significant women's ceremonies at Atnwengerrp.
The lines depicted relate to the ochre body markings the women anoint their upper bodies with in preparation for their women's ceremonies. During this process the women will chant many song lines. The women perform dance cycles to pay homage to the ancestral country and dreaming's they are attached too.
If you would like to know more about Awelye and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Awelye (Women's Ceremony Art)
- Aboriginal Women
- Utopia Aboriginal Paintings from the Central Desert
- Video Aboriginal applying body paint designs
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Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 40x41 cm
This artwork depicts awelye , which refers to body paint design and significant women's ceremonies at Atnwengerrp.
The lines depicted relate to the ochre body markings the women anoint their upper bodies with in preparation for their women's ceremonies. During this process the women will chant many song lines. The women perform dance cycles to pay homage to the ancestral country and dreaming's they are attached too.
If you would like to know more about Awelye and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
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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