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This painting shows bush sultana plants that grow after the rain in Central Australia. When the land gets water, the small green leaves come to life again. These special plants grow sweet, round berries that Aboriginal women have gathered for many generations.
In the painting, you can see small curved shapes. These shapes mean women sitting on the ground. They are working together, collecting the berries. The women carry digging sticks just in case there's other fruits high on a tree that can be pulled down. They also carry wooden bowls called coolamons to hold what they pick.
The knowledge of bush foods, like the bush sultana, is very old. It is passed down from grandmothers to mothers to daughters. It keeps culture strong and helps people live with the land.