Using symbols in Aboriginal Art

hill fire campsite well What could this symbol mean? It is used in a variety of ways to mean different things in Aboriginal Art. campsite well

Campsites? – with fires? People sitting around. Tracks? Use of dots.

fire or smoke water blood Another symbols that is used for a variety of meanings..

bush plum Food is a really important symbol in Aboriginal Art.

Are these bush plums in this piece entitled ‘Walk’?

footsteps Similarly, one word can be expressed in a variety of ways. Can we think of any more type of footsteps or animal tracks?

The symbol for bowl. bowl

Is it the bowl symbol that the artist is using in this piece, or could it mean something else? Walkabout