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A Central and Western Desert style acrylic on canvas painting that utilises the dot method which was brought to the attention of the wider public through the circulation of artworks from the Papunya Tula artists of the Western Desert of Australia. The centre of the picture has three parallel wavy lines joining three concentric circles, evenly spaced across the width of the canvas. Above and below this line are five concentric circles. The far edge of the picture is indicated by two long parallel vertical oval shapes, perhaps clouds. The painting can be read in any direction as it would most likely have been painted on a flat surface (possibly on the ground). The red background is entirely over-dotted with black, brown-ochre and white paint. The concentric circles typically indicate camp sites or waterholes. The central wavy line may be running water moving between three places. The story for this painting has not been attached to the painting’s documentation. In 1983 senior Warlpiri men painted the series Yuendumu Doors that triggered the beginning of the art movement at Yuendumu which developed to become the Warlukurlangu Artists Association in 1985. Warlpiri country is east of the border between Western Australia and the Northern Territory in the Tanami Desert. A Central and Western Desert style acrylic on canvas painting that utilises the dot method which was brought to the attention of the wider public through the circulation of artworks from the Papunya Tula artists of the Western Desert of Australia. The centre of the picture has three parallel wavy lines joining three concentric circles, evenly spaced across the width of the canvas. Above and below this line are five more concentric circles. The far edge of the picture is indicated by two long parallel vertical oval shapes, perhaps clouds. The painting can be read in any direction as it would most likely have been painted on a flat surface (possibly on the ground). The red background is entirely over-dotted with black, brown-ochre and white paint. The concentric circles typically indicate camp sites or waterholes. The central wavy line may be running water moving between three places. The story for this painting has not been attached to the painting’s documentation. In 1983 senior Warlpiri men painted the series Yuendumu Doors that triggered the beginning of the art movement at Yuendumu which developed to become the Warlukurlangu Artists Association in 1985. Warlpiri country is east of the border between Western Australia and the Northern Territory in the Tanami Desert.