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Ceremonial Sitesby Mavis Jugadai NapaltjarriThis small artwork depicts the ceremonial sites and place significant to Mavis. All Aboriginal tribes have specific places which hold great significance to them and are usually places where ceremonies and other important events are carried out. For Aboriginal women this can be especially true and at these sites women will often pay homage to their ancestors and the Dreamings that they are responsible for. Important ceremonies are often held far away from view and women’s ceremonies and men’s ceremonies are kept separate. In this artwork the small roundels represent rock holes. Rock holes are a common place for ceremonies to be carried out and will often hold great significance to Aboriginal people. Rock holes are places were food can be hunted or gathered and water collected. |
ArtistMavis Jugadai Napaltjarri was born c.1967 in the desert west of Kintore into an artistic family - her mother is the internationally recognised artist Narputa Nangala, her father was Timmy Tjungurrayi Jugadai and her older sister is the wonderfully talented and internationally recognised artist, Molly Napaltjarri Jugadai. Mavis paints in the traditional iconic style and her bold brushwork and strong sense of design feature prominently in all her paintings. Her Dreaming's centre mainly of bush tucker, her country and women’s secret ceremony. Mavis works have been extensively exhibited and collected by discerning art-lovers around the world. 
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Why Sabine likes thisI like this small painting not only because of the significance of its meaning in terms of Aboriginal culture but also the optimal illusion it creates when looking up close it gives a completely different view than if you stand several feet away. |
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