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

Aboriginal Art Galerie Bähr		Catalogue Gloria Tamerre Petyarre
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		(No. 51) (Sold) Untitled, 1996 Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 52,5 cm Linear motifs represent Awelye, ceremonial body paint design associated with the Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard) from Atnangkere country. Designs are painted onto the chest, breast, shoulders and upper arms with ground ochres and applied to the body with a brush- like stick called a Typale.
		(No. 52) (Sold) Untitled, 1996 Acrylic on canvas, 117 x 176 cm Awelye, ceremonial body paint design associated with the Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard).
		(No. 118) (Sold) Untitled, 1998 Acrylic on canvas, 180 x 90 cm Linear motifs represent Awelye, ceremonial body paint design associated with the Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard) from Atnangkere country. Designs are painted onto the chest, breast, shoulders and upper arms with ground ochres and applied to the body with a brush- like stick called a Typale.
		(No. 119) (Sold) Untitled, 1997 Acrylic on linen, 90 x 90 cm Design elements associated with the Mountain Devil Lizard tjukurrpa, Arnkerrthe, from Atnangkere country are represented in this painting. The curling pattern in the painting represents the rough and uneven texture on the lizard´s back.
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