The painting depicts Aboriginal iconography referring to the Aboriginal women in Central Australia gathering bush tucker: -

• The U symbol represents a woman
• The I symbol represents a digging stick
• The O symbol represents a coolamon

The women collect bush oranges, bush tomatoes, bush berries, witchetty grubs and honey ants.

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

• Aboriginal Food
• Aboriginal Women
• Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings