The painting depicts Awelye, body paint design and journey tracks (fine white lines) associated with women's ceremony. The journey tracks represents ceremonial sites for the Aboriginal women from Utopia Central Australia.

In preparation for the ceremonies Aboriginal women paint their upper body with ochre designs or markings.

Ceremonies include many song and dance cycles and carry deep spiritual significance for Aboriginal women.

If you would like to know more about Womens Ceremony and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles or to view video footage of Aboriginal women's body paint and Aboriginal women's ceremony: -

• Aboriginal Women
• Aboriginal Spirituality
• Awelye (Women's Ceremony) Art
• 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