Kakadu > Esperienze > Cultura aborigena > Arte Aborigena > Mavis Nampitjinpa

It is about the rains and how when they come,

... the streams and creeks start flowing.

It tells of how the desert landscape changes from the dusty reds and pale Spinifex,

... to greens and the desert flowers begin to bloom.

Mavis is a ceremonial dancer, and this painting reflects the body painting, used by women when they dance to encourage rain or food.