Title: Womens Ceremony
ID: 09101838
Artist: Julianne Turner Nungarrayi
Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 96x57 cm
This artwork depicts many unique symbols, which the Warlpiri women from central Australia incorporate to express women's ceremonies in their paintings.
An important element in women's ceremonies is the body paint design, dance cycles accompanied with songlines, which are also referred to as Dreaming tracks. Songlines are an intricate series of song cycle that identify landmarks and tracks. During the ceremony songs must be continually sung to keep the land alive. In signing they preserve the land/story/dreaming of their ancestors.
If you would like to know more about Women's Ceremony and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles or to view the video footage on Women's Ceremony:
Aboriginal Symbols Glossary:
(Click on a symbol icon to learn about the meaning)
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Description
This artwork depicts many unique symbols, which the Warlpiri women from central Australia incorporate to express women's ceremonies in their paintings.
An important element in women's ceremonies is the body paint design, dance cycles accompanied with songlines, which are also referred to as Dreaming tracks. Songlines are an intricate series of song cycle that identify landmarks and tracks. During the ceremony songs must be continually sung to keep the land alive. In signing they preserve the land/story/dreaming of their ancestors.
If you would like to know more about Women's Ceremony and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles or to view the video footage on Women's Ceremony:
- Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings
- Aboriginal Women
- Awelye (Women's Ceremony) Art
- Aboriginal Music
- Video footage of Warlpiri women dancing during ceremony
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Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 96x57 cm
This artwork depicts many unique symbols, which the Warlpiri women from central Australia incorporate to express women's ceremonies in their paintings.
An important element in women's ceremonies is the body paint design, dance cycles accompanied with songlines, which are also referred to as Dreaming tracks. Songlines are an intricate series of song cycle that identify landmarks and tracks. During the ceremony songs must be continually sung to keep the land alive. In signing they preserve the land/story/dreaming of their ancestors.
If you would like to know more about Women's Ceremony and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles or to view the video footage on Women's Ceremony:
Aboriginal Symbols Glossary:
(Click on a symbol icon to learn about the meaning)
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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