The painting depicts Aboriginal iconography referring to the Aboriginal women in Central Australia gathering edible bush tucker.

Aboriginal symbols depicted in this painting are:

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

The women use a digging stick to dig for honey ants and witchetty grubs. The coolamon (wooden dish) is used to carry the bush tucker that has been gathered.

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

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