The painting depicts the bush tomato (awele-awele). The bush tomato is an edible food source (bush tucker) for the Aboriginal people living in Central Australia. The eastern Arrernte women collect the fruit at certain times of the year, generally after rain. When the fruit ripens it turns a purple colour.

The footprints represent the women on walkabout gathering bush tucker.

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

• Aboriginal Food
• Aboriginal Women