The linear design in the painting represents nyimparra, which are hand crafted hair-string belts or skirts, worn by the Pintupi Aboriginal Women during their ceremonies, at the rock hole site of Lupul,south of Kintore in Central Australia.

If you would like to know more about Women's Hair String Ceremony and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:

• Aboriginal Women
• Aboriginal Music
• Kintore and Kiwirrkurra: Aboriginal Art from the Western Desert
• View featured artist Makinti Napanangka introduction