In this expansive painting, George Tjungurrayi has depicted the claypan site known as Mamultjulkulnga, on the western side of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). Mamultjulkulnga is of great importance to the artist as his father passed away at the site. After the rain, this claypan becomes a large shallow freshwater lake, which provides ideal conditions for the prolific growth of the small fleshy sub-shrub Tecticornia verrucosa, known in Pintupi as ‘mungilypa’.

The delicate lines made by Tjungurrayi flow through the artwork, with each stroke of the artist’s brush subtly disrupting the solid lines to create a shimmering optical effect. These fine lines can be traced to a pivotal period in Pintupi and Western Desert painting, when hard concentric shapes were replaced with a repetition of straight lines, both solid and dotted.