The painting refers to the Dreaming place of Yanjirlpiri (Mt. Nicker) west of Yuendumu in Central Australia.

The painting tells the story through Aboriginal iconography of the flying ants being flushed out of their mounds (mingkirri ) when it rains heavily.

Symbols illustrated are: -

• The wavy doted lines represent the pathway
• The short doted lines represents flying ants
• The circles between the wavy lines represent the ceremonial sites
• The larger circles represent flying ants ant mounds

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

• Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings
• Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
• Yuendumu Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings from the Central Desert