The painting depicts the Bush bean (green), Bush tomato (yellow) and Bush coconut (pink), which the Warlpiri women gather from Yuendumu in Central Australia. To Aboriginal people bush tucker is a staple food source, full of natural goodness and nutrition.

Aboriginal symbols and edible bush tucker illustrated are:

• The U shape represents a women
• The I shape represents a digging stick
• The () shape represents a coolamon
• The O shape represents a digging hole
• The bush bean (green) branching from the middle
• The bush tomato (yellow)
• The bush coconut (pink)

The various colours of dots represent the wild flowers and landscape. ( Warlpiri word for bush bean is Marlpa, bush tomato is Wanakiji.)

If you would like to know more about the Bush Bean Tomato & Coconut and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:

• Aboriginal Women
• Aboriginal Food
• Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings
• Yuendumu Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings from the Central Desert