The painting refers to the Tingari cycle, a series of sacred and secret mythological ceremonies describing the epic journeys of the ancestors in the Tjukurrpa (Dreamtime).

The events of the Tingari ancestors are enshrined in many song and dance cycles, sacred to the Pintupi people of the Western Desert.

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

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