Betty Club Mbitjana "Body Paint Design For Women's Ceremony"
Betty Club Mbitjana
"Body Paint Design For Women's Ceremony"
- Size (W x H)
- Medium
- Catalogue
- Price $AUD
- Sale Price
- 30 x 30 cm
- Acrylic on Canvas
- 24695
- $220
- $180
*Sorry, "Ready to hang" is not available for international deliveries on this artwork
- Language
- Born
- Area
- Date
- Anmatyerre
- -
- Utopia, NT
- 2022
Betty predominantly paints ‘Awelye’ or Women’s Business, such as ceremonial body paint designs and images associated with women’s ceremonial rituals. In traditional Indigenous ceremony, women use natural pigments such as ochre and charcoal to paint their chest, arms and thighs for Awelye.
Betty emerges from a family of talented artists, including her mother, the acclaimed artist Minnie Pwerle, her sister, Barbara Weir, and niece, Charmaine Pwerle.
Information
| Artist | Betty Club Mbitjana |
|---|---|
| Title | Body Paint Design For Women's Ceremony |
| Language Group | Anmatyerre |
| Area | Utopia, NT |
| Catalogue | 24695 |
| Date | 2022 |
| Medium | Acrylic on Canvas |
| Size (W x H) | 30 x 30 cm |
| Price $AUD | $220 Sale Price $180 |
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*Sorry, "Ready to hang" is not available for international deliveries on this artwork.
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Description
Betty predominantly paints ‘Awelye’ or Women’s Business, such as ceremonial body paint designs and images associated with women’s ceremonial rituals. In traditional Indigenous ceremony, women use natural pigments such as ochre and charcoal to paint their chest, arms and thighs for Awelye.
Betty emerges from a family of talented artists, including her mother, the acclaimed artist Minnie Pwerle, her sister, Barbara Weir, and niece, Charmaine Pwerle.