Tali - Sandhill Country by Barbara Napangarti Reid 130x122cm CAT 4981BR

The iconography used can also be read as representative of sandhill country with the never ending dunes that shift and move with the wind. Knowledge of how to locate yourself during various seasons is important knowledge.

These designs also symbolise the body paint worn by Ngaanyatjarra women whilst performing these Tingari ceremonies: vitally important aspects of the continuity of cultural practice, in that they form a major part of the investiture teachings of the post-initiatory, as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.