The painting depicts Aboriginal iconography referring to Aboriginal women gathering bush tucker. The women use digging sticks and a coolamon (wooden bowl).

Symbols illustrated are:

• Bush berries (middle)
• Witchetty grubs and Honey ants
• The U shapes represent a woman
• The I shapes represent digging stick
• The () shapes represent a coolamon

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

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