The painting narrates the Dreamtime story of two snakes growing up together, marking the land and creating meaningful ceremonial sites.

The dots represent Mulga seed and bush plum (arnwekety) referring to Utopia country,
Aboriginal Art Regions of Central Australia.

Aboriginal symbols depicted in the painting are:

• Concentric circle - ceremonial site
• Half circles - markings
• Straight lines - journey lines
• Wavy lines - snake

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

• Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings

• Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories