June Sultan Napanga
Bush Tucker Dreaming
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June Sultan Napanga
Bush Tucker Dreaming
Central Art Aboriginal Art Store
Code: 0801903
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 32x22
Year: 2008
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The painting depicts Aboriginal iconography referring to women gathering bush tucker.
Symbols depicts in the painting are:
- The U shape represents a woman
- The I shape represents a digging stick
- The () shape represents a coolamon
The Aboriginal women use a digging stick and a coolamon (wooden bowl) to gather bush berries, witchetty grubs and honey ants. These foods (bush tucker) are a principal food source for Aboriginal people living in Central Australia.
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