The Tingarri were traveling groups of ancestral men who performed ceremonies and created the Country. There are three main routes that these ancestors traveled. John John Bennett has depicted the southern most of these routes, known as Tingarri Yulparirrangurrara (Tingarri coming from the south), in which a group of Tingarri were pursued by Kunika (the Native Cat Ancestor) from Puyulkura to Tjukurla and onwards to Pirrmalnga and Mitukatjirri, before continuing on their journey.

John John Bennett Tjapangati paints the Tingari Cycle to show ancestral presence as an active and continuous force in the landscape. Employing a traditional style of intricate dotting, he creates a shimmering effect that evokes the revelation of ancestral presence via natural phenomena, while the rhythmic distribution of forms across the canvas summons the motion of the ancestors as they travel across the desert. Bennett painted the Tingarri Cycle in a strenuous and contemplative manner, extending the arduous experience of the ancestor’s journey into his workspace to absorb the movements of his ancestors.