Bush Tucker Dreamingby Rachael Nambula

This Aboriginal painting depicts witchetty grubs and bush berries, which are featured as Dreamings in many Aboriginal artworks. The witchetty grubs live about 60 cm below ground and the Aboriginal women use digging sticks to locate them. The grubs are sought after as a high-protein food by Aboriginal people in Central Australia.

Aboriginal people refer to bush tucker as any animal and plant food form

Artist:Rachael Nambula
Title:Bush Tucker Dreaming
ID:0511371
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Size:50 x 30 cm
Region:Ti Tree, Central Australia

Artist

Rachael Nambula was born c.1970 at Stirling Station, north of Ti Tree in Central Australia.

Rachael's inspiration to paint comes from her mother Evelyn Pultara and other family members. Rachael is a teacher's assistant at the Neutral Junction Station Primary School in the Barrow Creek region ,whilst studying at Bachelor College in Darwin to become a qualified teacher, specialising in Aboriginal Culture programs.

She is the mother to three sons and one daughter. It is meaningful to Rachael to continue painting her ancestors Dreaming's.

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