In this painting Elizabeth Kemara Leo depicts women’s bodies decorated in preparation for Women’s Business. They are painted as if seen from an aerial perspective. The paint radiates out from a central group of women which are represnted by the circle.

The women sit and chant the songlines that have been passed down to them from their ancestors. At these ceremonial meetings that the women pass on their tribal Dreamings to the younger ones. These Dreamings are the rules of life.

One of the most important assets is ritual knowledge--knowledge of the stories and ceremonies connecting the people to particular areas of land or waters, and to the creation sagas of the Dreamtime.