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Awelyeby Mary Rumble PitjaraThe painting depicts Awelye (body paint design), women's ceremonial sites (concentric circles) and kangaroo tracks (black lines). The Aboriginal women anoint their upper body with oil, apply ochre markings, then dance their ceremony to pay homage to the kangaroo. |
ArtistMary Rumble Pitjara was born in 1957 at Utopia in central Australia. Mary's auntie Gloria Petyarre and Gracie Morton Pwerle taught her to paint on canvas and over time Mary has developed her own style. Mary's depictions are of bush medicine bush tucker and Awelye (body paint design) referring to her country. 
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