Awelye (Body Painting) A14660 Paddy Stewart Tjapaltjarri It is a place that

It is a place that is rich in bush tucker such as wanakiji (bush plums)

'Awelye' is the Anmatyerre word for the women's ceremony and also refers to the designs applied to womenʼs bodies

The women sing ceremonial songs as they wait to have their body paint applied

but they don’t say too much

mountains and rockholes of the Pintupi country

Awelye (Body Painting) A14660 Paddy Stewart Tjapaltjarri It is a place thatSize: 156 x 187cm acrylic on linen This painting shows Abies depiction of Awelye or body painting story, which relates to womens only ceremony. When preparing for ceremony the women would apply iconography to their upper body.