Aboriginal Art Catalogue: Paintings and Information for Ada Bird Petyarre of Australia. (c)Galerie Bähr, Speyer

Aboriginal Art Galerie Bähr		Catalogue Ada Bird Petyarre
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		(No. 49) (Sold) Untitled, 1997 Acrylic on canvas, 85 x 61,5 cm Ada Bird Petyarre´s painting depicts Awelye, ceremonial body paint design associated with the Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard). The linear motifs represent the design painted on the chest, breast, shoulders and upper arms during ceremonies.
		(No. 120) Alpita (Wildflowers), 1996 Acrylic on canvas, 85 x 117 cm This painting represents the abundance of wildflowers (Alpita). After good rains in the artist´s country the desert becomes a blanket of flowers.
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