Cowboy's painting is of the Bush Turkey Story. In this story, the turkey goes out to collect tucker (food) during the day and comes back to his camp by a creek.
The concentric circles in the centre represent the turkey's home by the creek. Strong diagonals are the journey it takes during the day to collect food; normally seeds and small fruits.
Semi circle patterns are symbolic of the tall grassy areas, and dots represent the food.
Artist
Name: Cowboy Loy
Skin name: Pwerle
Language group: Anmatyerre
Country: Ilyenty
Region: Utopia, Central Australia
Born: 1947
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