Legend has it that an emu ancestor ([i]Yankirri)[/i] travelled to Ngarlikurlangu to drink from a waterhole (concentric circle in the centre of the web) where he met Wardilyka, a bustard ancestor, with whom he fought to feed on grapes ([i]Yakajirri)[/i] which both coveted.

The arrow shapes represent the emu's footprints on the ground and his wanderings through the sacred territory of Ngarlikiurlangu. Like most Central Desert artists, Singleton uses the technique of dot painting, which is inspired by traditional ritual ground paintings.

This technique gives the work the appearance of a real mosaic whose vibratory effect gives the very idea of life and reminds us that for the Aborigines, the Dreamtime does not belong to the past, it is above all continuous creation and energy.