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Women's Ceremonyby Nora Long NapanangaThe painting depicts body paint design associated with Yawulyu ( women's ceremony). The Warlpiri Aboriginal women anoint their upper body with oil before applying ochre designs in preparation for their traditional ceremony. Ceremonies include dance cycles and singing of Dreaming songs of ancestral figures. or to learn about Awelye visit our art and culture section. Yawulyu- means women's body paint in Warlpiri language. |
ArtistNora (also know as Nora Long Napanangka) was born in 1948 at Willowra in central Australia. She has been a painter since the late 1980's. Some of Nora's 'Dreaming' stories include Goanna, Bush onion and Yawulyu (Women's body paint design). Nora' Long Napananga's daughter is well known artist Janet Long Nakamarra. 
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