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The dotted motifs of much of today’s Aboriginal modern design work has become
the trademark of the contemporary Aboriginal Art movement. Its iconic status
developed from a culture stretching back into the history of an ancient land,
evolving and weaving into desert dreamtime stories. Aboriginal people have
lived in Australia for many thousands of years. One of the secrets to their
success was their knowledge of nature and ‘bush food’ (‘bush tucker’). Following
are some examples of bush banana.
Click here to read about the ‘Bush
Banana’
(Leichhardtia australis) plant.
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Known
as Bush banana, Doubah, Native pear or
Silky pear, the bush banana is a climbing woody vine found growing on other shrubs and
trees, and often difficult to see among the trees own leaves.
