Awelye (Body Painting) A6240 'Watiya Juta' | Mitjili Napurrula and the stories are passed

and the stories are passed down through dance and ceremony

The painting shows the topography of the country in Central Australia

This painting shows Narpula’s depiction of “Women’s Dreaming” and portrays the landscape of Narpula’s homelands west of Alice Springs in Central Australia

This painting shows Nancy's depiction of “Awelye” or Body Painting story

Awelye (Body Painting) A6240 'Watiya Juta' | Mitjili Napurrula and the stories are passedYear: 2005 Size: 90 x 120cm acrylic on linen 'Awelye' is the Anmatyerre word for the women's ceremony and also refers to the designs applied to womens bodies. The ceremony is womens business and is never conducted in the presence of men. The Awelye ceremony connects the women with the land and with fertility. It celebrates the food it provides and also, for the land to continue to flourish.