This print tells the story of a womens ceremony at a place called Nganoona near Bilililuna, Western Australia. The circular shape represents all the young women in the group dancing in a continuous circle. The group dances clockwise, The other shapes along the bottom of the print illustrate women holding out sticks orchestrating the dance, the circular shape at the top right of the work represent the large breast of the most senior woman overseeing the corroboree.
(Description compiled courtesy of Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, 2006)
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