The painting depicts edible bush fruits, a staple food source (bush tucker) the eastern Arrernte Aboriginal women gather in Central Australia.

Fruits illustrated in this painting are: -

• Ahakeye - bush plum or native currant (purple)
• Atwakeye- wild orange (round green)
• Arrutnenge - wild passion-fruit (green- immature)
• Arrutnenye -wild passion-fruit (yellow ripe)
• Altyeye- bush banana (green)
• Utyerrke - wild fig (dark red)

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

• Aboriginal Food
• Aboriginal Women