Using a delicate dotting technique and dramatic juxtaposition of colours, Dolly Petyarre Mills depicts the track marks and grid-like patterns of the highly nomadic Emu.

The women’s role as hunter and gatherer of food for the family provide her with the custodial role of the Emu Tucker Dreaming. They roam over her country of Alhalkere in search of tucker - leaves, grasses, native plants and insects.

'Emu looks for tucker - we look for emu.' - Dolly Petyarre Mills