Born: c.1930
Deceased: 2009
Language Group: Anmatyerre
Country: Atnangkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk, Print Making
Subjects: Awelye (Women's Ceremony and Body Paint Designs), Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard), Bush Bean
Born: 1945
Deceased: 2021
Language Group: Anmatyerre
Country: Atnangkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Linen and Paper, Batik on Silk
Subjects: Leaves, Awelye (Women's Ceremony and Body Paint Designs), Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard), Alpeyt (Wild Flowers), Ntyerrm (Seed of the Dogwood Tree), Ntang (Seed)
Born: 1957
Language Group: Anmatyerre
Country: Atnangkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen
Subjects: Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard), Awelye (Women's Ceremonial Body Paint Designs), Atnwelarre and Kame (Pencil Yam and Seed), Ntyerrm (Seed of the Dogwood Tree), Green Bean
Born: c.1930
Deceased: 2018
Language Group: Anmatyerre
Country: Atnangkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk
Subjects: Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard), Awelye (Women's Ceremonial Body Paint Designs), Ntyerrm (Seed of the Dogwood Tree), Grasses, Bush Seed
Born: c.1930
Deceased: 2014
Language Group: Anmatyerre
Country: Atnangkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk
Subjects: Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard), Awelye (Women's Ceremonial Body Paint Designs), Akatyerre (Bush Tomato)
Born: c.1934
Deceased: 2009
Language Group: Anmatyerre
Country: Atnangkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk and Cotton
Subjects: Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard), Awelye (Women's Ceremony and Body Paint Designs), Bush Medicines, Grasses
Born: c.1938
Language Group: Anmatyerre
Country: Atnangkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk
Subjects: Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard), Awelye (Women's Ceremony and Body Paint Designs)
The famous Aboriginal artist Petyarre Sisters paint a variety of stories including Awelye (women's ceremony) and Arrnkerrthe (mountain devil lizard).
Add this collection to your cart to receive a 30 x 15cm painting on Belgium linen by each of the sisters; Ada Bird, Gloria, Jean, Kathleen, Myrtle, Nancy Kunoth and Violet Petyarre.