The artist expresses through a palette of colours his country of Alawa, which is situated on Southern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The oblong shape depicted in the artwork represent the sugar-bags or native bees depositing honey into rock crevices. The red border represents the rocks surrounding Minyerri (Alawa), which is the resting place of the sugar-bags or native bees.

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

• Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
• Aboriginal Art & Paintings