Canvases Tell Stories of Aboriginal Dreaming: Embassy of Australia Hosts New Exhibit to Highlight Works From Indigenous Tribes

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Today, 29 of these pieces hang in the Embassy of Australia as part of the "Circles in the Sand" exhibit. The exhibit displays work from different Aboriginal artists in three tribes: the Papunya, the Yuendumu and the Balgo.

"Depending on who you are in society, whether you have a high ranking or you're a man or woman, you read different things in each painting," he says. "It's filled with symbols, but only certain people know what all of the symbols mean."

"These aren't old pieces," [Brendan Wall] says. "They're translations of what the Aboriginal people have been doing for years."