In this work, Tiwi artist Pedro Wonaeamirri depicts Kulama (yam ceremony) through a circular and cross motif which, in this work, gives the appearance of a spoked wheel.

The Kulama ceremony occurs annually towards the end of the wet season (March–April), when a ring forms around the moon. It is a traditional initiation ceremony for young men that coincides with the harvesting of certain wild yams. Across three days and nights, participants engage in ritual body painting, singing, dancing, and eating yams. Elders of both sexes welcome the boys into adulthood by bestowing them with their ‘true’ man’s name.

Concentric circles — such as those in this work — often appear as the main element of contemporary Tiwi patterns, representing the Kulama circle or ceremonial dancing ground.