Men's Dreaming MK16976 'Ambatye Urpetye' | Kathleen Petyarre Margaret Loy Pula & Abie Loy Kemarre Sacred elements are deliberately abstracted

Sacred elements are deliberately abstracted or obscured to avoid revealing restricted knowledge

The berries are collected by the Anmatyerre women and are an important food source

One tried to wake up the other one but could not

for the land to continue to flourish

Men's Dreaming MK16976 'Ambatye Urpetye' | Kathleen Petyarre Margaret Loy Pula & Abie Loy Kemarre Sacred elements are deliberately abstractedYear: 2010 Size: 60 x 60cm acrylic on linen This is Paddys depiction of Mens Dreaming and relates to ancestral stories explaining creation, law, and land. This story tells of the journeys made by ancestors who travelled all over the Warlpiri lands during the Dreamtime, creating country and law. The designs often represent ceremonial body paint patterns, ground paintings, or important sacred sites only men are allowed to depict or know fully. Sacred