The design in this artwork represents rain filtering its way to a important soakage site of Ungama, in the Western Desert of central Australia. In the Dreamtime it is said the Tingari ancestors travelled to this site too perform ceremonies. These events included song lines and dance cycles, which are enshrined in the Tingari Cycle.

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

• Aboriginal People
• Kintore and Kiwirrkurra: Aboriginal Art from the Western Desert
• Papunya Tula Aboriginal Art Movement