The design of this artwork is a dominant narrative of the Pintupi people from the Western desert.

It refers to the Tingari Cycle - the story of the extensive journeys of Pintupi ancestors as they covered the vast expanse of the desert to create landforms and teach law. The Tingari is associated with secret and sacred men’s business and the dominant mode is overtly geographic with a circle and line motif.

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
• Aboriginal Art from the Western Desert