The painting refers to the Dreamtime Tingari ancestors. The Tingari ancestors travelled over vast tracts of land in the Western Desert instilled law and culture to the Pintupi people; performing ceremonies, creating and shaping particular sites.

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

• Kintore and Kiwirrkurra Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings from the Western Desert
• Papunya Tula Aboriginal Art Movement
• Aboriginal Spirituality