Australian Aboriginal art dot/desert painting by Angelina Pwerle. Guaranteed to be the work of Angelina Pwerl, aka Ngal (her husband's name). The painting depicts women collecting bush plum in the wild. The "U" shapes are women sitting around a waterhole. The "paw" impressions represent camp dogs that travel with the women on their as they collect bush plums. The painting is signed "Angelina" on the reverse. Certification of Authenticity is on file.

First acquired and stamped by Aboriginal Art and Culture Center in Alice Springs, NT, which is where we purchased it in the late 1990s. The painting depicts women collecting bush plum in the wild. The "U" shapes are women sitting around a waterhole. The "paw" impressions represent camp dogs that travel with the women on their as they collect bush plums. The painting is signed "Angelina" on the reverse. Certification of Authenticity is on file.
Angelina Pwerle is of the Anmatyerre tribe. She was born around 1946 at Utopia, an indigenous community in the central desert. Angelina Pwerle began her artistic evolution working in batik in the 1970s. In 1989, she switched to painting on canvas. This undated painting was probably done around that time, as her work turned to more abstract and emotional style in the late 1990s.

Currently, Angelina's recent work is on auction at Sydney's prestigious Cooee Gallery. Estimates for larger contemporary works by her are in the 10s of thousands of dollars. 15 1/2" x 19 1/2" #AGKD68