Real, Embodied Women
© 2011 Max Dashu
The ways of being and seeing Female are myriad. Here are a few examples of the range possible in modern art (to say nothing of the Ancients!). In order to heal the toxic, hateful, and punitive attitudes and behaviors toward women, these expansive visions are
more important than ever befpre.
"Dreamtime Sisters"
by Colleen Wallace Nungari
Australia, 2008
Awelye is the Anmatyerre word for women's ceremonies. Awelye also refers specifically to the designs applied to a women's body as part of a ceremony.
The Awelye is performed by Aboriginal women to recall their ancestors, to show respect for their country and to demonstrate their responsibility for the wellbeing of their community.
Thunder Goddess
by Mayumi Oda
Auset / Isis
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Missa Gaia: This is my Body
by Judith Anderson
Nordic Mother of the Animals
by Monica Sjöö
Cailleach Bhéara
by Max Dashu
Amazons / High Risk
(Turkic Amazon tradition of Central Asia)
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More:
Mis Ka'An Ú: Light on Horizon When Moon Comes Out by Yan María Castro
Artemis by Hrana Janto
Invocation, 1990 by Durga Yael Bernhardt
Momoy by Thalia Took
And Lisa Sarasohn's wonderful reclamation of women's body consciousness and power
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