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

The symbols or icons illustrated in this painting are: -

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

The women use a digging stick and a coolamon (wooden bowl) to gather bush berries and honey ants, a staple food source (bush tucker) 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 Symbols and their Meanings
• Aboriginal Food
• Aboriginal Women