The artist, Natasha, has included a legend and description of the art on the back of the canvas-- this is quite unusual!

"The Tjakurpa Way"

"All things in life was created in tjakurpa (dreaming) or law by spiritual ancestor beings.  Life with in all the creations of life animals, flora.  The land they all must be treated with the highest respect, some of the law is held in the realm of heavenly knowledge restricted to all peoples."  (sic)

"Women sitting around campsites, kids playing, men out hunting tracking emu (kalaya) or kangaroo (malu). Bush onions, honey ants.  Women organizing ceremony." (sic)

Please feel free to e-mail us with questions about this dreaming map by Natasha, a member of the Pitjantjatjara language group.