Bio
Betty Mbitjana (Aboriginal Australian 1954- ) Bio
Betty Mbitjana was born c.1955 in Utopia, Northern Territory. The daughter of world renowned award winning artist Minnie Pwerle (deceased) and the sister of artist Barbara Weir, Betty has inherited her mother’s Aweyle & Bush Melon dreaming. She is carrying on the tradition of painting the body paint designs seen at women’s ceremonies of the Alyarre/Anmatyere cultures.
AWELYE AND BUSH MELON This painting depicts Awelye, the body paint design associated with ceremony and the bush melon. The large circles represent a ceremonial site. The small circles represent the bush melon while any dotted areas represent seed pods from the bush melon. Bush melon is a sweet bush tucker that comes from a very small bush. Betty’s mother Minnie Pwerle and other women used to collect this fruit, cut it up into pieces and skewer them on a piece of wood and dry them to be eaten in times when other bush tucker was scarce.
Condition
Image in (Great Condition) Frame (edge of canvas) in (Great Condition) may have some minor scratching on frame plus usual wear marks from use and displaying consistent with age see photos as photos play an important role in description of condition – Artwork will be Shipped in a picture box made by us from Cardboard and Foam packaging to suit the size of your individual Artwork we will Ship your Artwork within 1-2 working days from sale send us a message so we can do combined postage where possible and safe to do so THIS may save you money if you buy more than one Artwork Please note that some Artworks cannot be combined because of delicate nature e.g. Delicate Glass fragile frames
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Most of the art work we sell are of an antique or vintage era and reflect this in condition they are not in new condition unless stipulated we have a scale we use of Excellent Condition: No visible flaws Chips scratches or wear – Great Condition: May have flaws Chips scratches and wear – Good Condition: Does have significant flaws Chips scratches and wear in as found condition
TMC258194W
Postal package 135cm x 103cm x 10cm weight 5.6kg
