The painting depicts Aboriginal iconography referring to women gathering bush tucker.

Symbols depicts in the painting are:

• The U shape represents a woman
• The I shape represents a digging stick
• The () shape represents a coolamon

The Aboriginal women use a digging stick and a coolamon (wooden bowl) to gather bush berries, witchetty grubs and honey ants. These foods (bush tucker) are a principal food source for Aboriginal people living in Central Australia.

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 Symbols and their Meanings
• Aboriginal Women