June Sultan Napanga

Bush Tucker Dreaming

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Bush Tucker Dreaming
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Bush Tucker Dreaming

June Sultan Napanga

Bush Tucker Dreaming

Central Art Aboriginal Art Store
Code: 0801901
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 28x33
Year: 2008
Price: AUD$220.00 inc. GST

 

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:


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