pɹˈiːviəsli, wˈɛstɚn ɚɹˈɜːnt pˈiːpəl hæd ˈoʊnli jˈuːzd ˈɑːɹt ɪn ɐ sˌɛɹᵻmˈoʊnɪəl sˈɛns, æz tˌɑːpəɡɹˈæfɪkəl ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃənz ʌv ðɛɹ kˈʌntɹi ænd ðɛɹ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ dɹˈiːmɪŋz, pˈeɪntᵻd jˈuːzɪŋ sˈɪmbəlz.
Previously, Western Arrernte people had only used art in a ceremonial sense, as topographical interpretations of their country and their particular Dreamings, painted using symbols.