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Arnkerrth (Mountain Devil Lizard)
Artist: Violet Petyarre
203 x 108 cm
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- Artist:Violet Petyarre
- Title:Arnkerrth (Mountain Devil Lizard)
- ID:0603434
- Medium:Acrylic on Belgian Linen
- Size:203 x 108 cm
- Region:Utopia, Central Australia
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Arnkerrth (Mountain Devil Lizard)by Violet Petyarre
The painting depicts Awelye design from Violet Petyarre's Dreaming Ancestor, the Mountain Devil Lizard Arnkerrth. The ochre pattern or markings are applied onto the upper body before she dances a ceremony.
- Artist:Violet Petyarre
- Title:Arnkerrth (Mountain Devil Lizard)
- ID:0603434
- Medium:Acrylic on Belgian Linen
- Size:203 x 108 cm
- Region:Utopia, Central Australia
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Artist
Violet Petyarre was born c.1946 at Atnagkere Soakage at Utopia in central Australia. Violet Petyarre is sister to artists Kathleen, Gloria, Ada Bird (passed away 2010), Nancy Kunoth (passed away 2010), Myrtle and Jean Petyarre. Like her sisters, she was involved in the batik movement that established the women artists of Utopia. Her work is represented in the Holmes a Court collection.
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TITLE: Awelye
- ID: 0712877
- Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
- Size: 152 x 90 cm
- Region: Utopia, Central Australia
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TITLE: Awelye
- ID: 0706661
- Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
- Size: 95 x 99 cm
- Region: Utopia, Central Australia
- Artist: Violet Petyarre
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TITLE: Awelye
- ID: 0711806
- Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
- Size: 150 x 89 cm
- Region: Utopia, Central Australia
- Artist: Violet Petyarre
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