This artwork depicts the Bush plum. The varying composition in colour and pattern reveals the geography of the Bush plum, as well as, the artists intimate knowledge of significant places, such as clay-pans, soakages and spinifex mounds.

Arnwekety is a food source for the Aboriginal people from Utopia in the Eastern desert of central Australia. The women pay homage through body paint, songlines and dance cycles in their ceremonies.

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

• Ahakeye Bush Plum
• Aboriginal Food
• Utopia Aboriginal Paintings from the Central Desert
• Framing Instructions of Aboriginal Artworks