Ritual Body Painting
Betty Mpetyane (Mpitjana) Club (b. 1957) Medium - Glass Dimensions: Length: 1 1/4 inches

Dimensions: Length: 1 1/4 inches (3

the primeval man of the Zoroastrian religion - the first man or mortal ancestor

a gilded wood embalmer’s plaque

Carnelian beads were immensely popular throughout Greco-Roman antiquity

Provenance:  Private Las Vegas

Ritual Body Painting <br>Betty Mpetyane (Mpitjana) Club (b. 1957) Medium - Glass Dimensions: Length: 1 1/4 inchesRitual Body Painting Artist: Betty Mpetyane (Mpitjana) Club (b. 1957) Region: Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia Language Group: Anmatyerre. Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Date: 2008 Dimensions: 157. 5 cm (62) x 127 cm (50) The Awelye Atnwengerrp paintings such as this superb example, have developed directly from Bettys experience as a ritual body painter, resembling as they do the patterns and designs used in these ceremonies. These vary depending on