Tjintu Kuwaritja Wiru Mulapa - A Great New Day

A Collection of Fine Tjala Indigenous Art

Tjintu Kuwaritja Wiru Mulapa - A Great New Day

A Collection of Fine Tjala Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by VARIOUS TJALA ARTISTS (COLLABORATIVE) of Tjala Artists. The title is Tjala Tjukurpa - Honey Ant Story. [147-12] (Acrylic on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by VARIOUS TJALA ARTISTS (COLLABORATIVE) of Tjala Artists. The title is Tjala Tjukurpa - Honey Ant Story. [147-12] (Acrylic on Linen)
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VARIOUS TJALA ARTISTS (COLLABORATIVE)

Tjala Tjukurpa - Honey Ant Story
147-12
Acrylic on Linen
 Tjala Tjukurpa - Honey Ant Sto… | 147-12
Acrylic on Linen
 198 x 197cm | 77.95 x 77.56in
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Yaritji Young and Tjungkara Ken are telling the story of the Tjala or Honey Ants which are found about a metre underground beneath Mulga trees. The Honey Ant tunnels that lead down to the ant’s nests are called nyinantu. The Honey Ant larvae are called ipilyka-ipilyka. Honey Ants are a highly favoured food source. When the Pitjantjatjara go looking for Honey Ants they look for the drill holes under the trees. When they see them, they shovel and dig down, following the tunnels to find the Honey Ants inside. They suck the honey-like liquid from the abdomen of the Honey Ant. The story of the Honey Ant is told across the Northern Territory into South Australia. The Honey Ant is an important link between Anangu mythology and inter-dependence on the environment. The Honey Ant Ancestors are related to the country around Amata.

Yaritji Young and Tjungkara Ken are telling the story of the Tjala or Honey Ants which are found about a metre underground beneath Mulga trees. The Honey Ant tunnels that lead down to the ant’s nests are called nyinantu. The Honey Ant larvae are called ipilyka-ipilyka. Honey Ants are a highly favoured food source. When the Pitjantjatjara go looking for Honey Ants they look for the drill holes under the trees. When they see them, they shovel and dig down, following the tunnels to find the Honey...