Walter Hansen was born around the Karnu area. It is this area that he often paints and on this occasion paints Karnu and Ilkurlka which are close geographically and are linked by a major Spinifex Tjukurpa (story). At these two rockholes in Spinifex country the Karlaya Tjukurpa (Emu story) is present. This story begins at Bondini (Wiluna) with a big mob of emus who are travelling on cultural business. The emus travel down to Ilkurlka in the SE and then begin to head NE and travel to Karnu. This is an ancient story which Walter can paint because he was born in the area and is the nephew of Roy Underwood, the owner of Ilkurlka.