The painting depicts wild figs, referred to by the Eastern Arrernte people in central Australia as Utyerrke .

The wild fig is an important food source and is associated with certain women's Dreaming stories. The women gather the figs to be eaten or ground into a paste and left to dry.

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

• Aboriginal Food
• Aboriginal Women