In her paintings, Pitjara Hunter symbolizes all that is associated with Awely - the decorated torsos of the women the women's ceremonial sites or dreaming places where women are gathered and the other representations of the ceremony. The result is a myriad of expertly executed dots forming an abstract whole therefore she takes months to complete her larger more complex works.

Awely refers to the ceremonial world of women, women’s social structure and ritual knowledge and is commonly known as women’s business. It also includes women’s ceremonial body designs. It is this system of beliefs which form the basis of women’s law, social structure, kinship and governance. This set of beliefs maintains order within the community