Awelye - Women's Ceremony Molly-pwerle-tag Since 2004

Since 2004

The walk between Indulkana and Mimili regions took her 5 days

The place where the caterpillar lives is important and keeping the story secret protects the caterpillar from being eaten

Ngarralja Tommy May was born in 1935 and is an Indigenous Australian artist

These stories evoke memories of times when families cared for the land

Awelye - Women's Ceremony Molly-pwerle-tag Since 2004Ada Bird Petyarre, c. 1930 2009 Born around 1930 on Utopia Station at Atnangkere, Ada lived the last part of her life at Mulga Bore (borders Utopia). Her country was Atangkere and she is an Anmatyerre Alyawarre speaker. Many of her paintings are based on women's body paint and incorporate notions of bush medicine, the bush bean, the Emu, Pencil Yams and grass seeds. However, she also shares with her six sisters the Thorny Mountain Devil Lizard