With the use of Aboriginal iconography this artwork depicts people (motifs) sitting at special place/site. Scared site maybe places that are significant because they mark a particular act of a creation being. They also include burial grounds and places where particular ceremonies have been held.

Sacred sites are often linked by the stories of a travelling ancestor being and as such they can link groups of Aboriginal people across vast areas of country. The hand print is significant on rock shelters/rock walls.

If you would like to know more about Sacred Place and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:

• Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings
• Aboriginal Spirituality
• Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories