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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Ethnographic Art
• Sale Date:
  11 Dec 2016 ~ 11am
• Lot #:
  332
• Lot Description:
  Candy Nakamarra
  Womens ceremony, 2008
  synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
  152 x 91 cm
• Provenance:
  Ngintaka Arts, N.T.; Cooee Art Gallery, NSW
• Notes:
  This painting depicts Awelye the womens ceremonial design. After smearing their bodies with animal fat, the women trace the designs onto their breasts, arms and thighs singing as each woman has a turn to be 'painted up'. The songs relate to the Dreamtime stories of Ancestral Travel and other plants, animals and natural forces. Awely-Womens ceremony demonstrates respect for the land and in performing these ceremonies they ensure well being and happiness within the communities.
• Estimate:
  A$600 - 900
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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