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

Symbols illustrated in this painting are: -

The U shape represents a woman

The I shape represents a digging stick

The () shape represents a coolamon

The women use a digging stick and a coolamon (wooden bowl) to gather honey ants, witchetty grubs and bush berries, a staple food source for Aboriginal people living in Central Australia.

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

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