It is rich in spiritual meaning. Certain features mark the presence of ancestral beings. Dreamtime spirits exist in valleys, mountains, rocks and trees. They form a part of natural environmental processes. They also give knowledge of the country to those who inherit the land from them.
Aboriginal people signify inheritance rights by painting images of particular land tracts.
There are no horizon lines visible in traditional Aboriginal art. No separation of the western concepts of heaven and earth. The spiritual world and the landscape are one. Traditional Aboriginal art allows for multiple and simultaneous interpretations. Understanding will depend on the viewer s spiritual knowledge.