The painting depicts body paint design associated with Yawulyu ( womens ceremony). The Warlpiri Aboriginal women anoint their upper body with oil before applying ochre designs in preparation for their traditional ceremony. Ceremonies include dance cycles and singing of Dreaming songs of ancestral figures.

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Yawulyu- means womens body paint in Warlpiri language.