The painting depicts a linear pattern representing Awelye, specific body paint designs associated with the Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming.

The Aboriginal women apply body paint designs made from ground ochres using a typale (brush-like stick) onto their upper body in preparation for womens ceremony.

Traditional Womens ceremony involve many song and dance cycles.

If you would like to know more about Awelye and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles, or to view footage of Aboriginal women performing a ceremony and Aboriginal women applying body paint design : -

• Awelye (Women's Ceremony) Art
• Aboriginal Women
• Aboriginal Music
• Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming
• Utopia Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings 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