With the use of Aboriginal Symbols this artwork depicts Warlpiri women dancing
during Yawulyu .
Yawulyu also represents body paint, which the women will anoint their upper body with oil, before applying ochre to create significant body paint designs. Ceremonies include dance cycle and song lines.

• Each concentric circle represents a ceremonial place
• Each U shaped icon represents a woman
• The lines represents the dancing tracks imprinted in the sand by the women
• The layering of dots represents Warlpiri country in central Australia

If you would like to know more about Women's Ceremony and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles or to view Video footage of Warlpiri women dancing during ceremony:

• Aboriginal Women
• Aboriginal Music
• Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings

• Video - Warlpiri women dancing during Yawulyu