Digging for and collecting witchetty grubs. You can eat them raw or cook them, they taste a little bit like egg.
Name: Marlene Taylor
Biography:
Marlene Taylor was born at Aputula, also known as Finke. She grew up and was schooled in Alice Springs, attending Sadadeen High School. She has lived most of her adult life at Titjikala, occasionally returning to Alice Springs. Marlene and Tangentyere Artists' Elizabeth Douglas lived alongside one another in Titjikala. She began painting at Tangentyere Artists in 2014. In 2023, she has returned to paint, stopping at Abbott's Camp with her niece, Christine Wirri, also paints at Tangentyere Artists.
Wardapi Jukurrpa ‘This painting is about the way women hunt Wardapi – that sand goanna. He digs holes in the dunes, makes his nest deep inside. Many of the holes all join up. Women hunt Read more…
Wardapi Jukurrpa ‘This painting is about the way women hunt Wardapi – that sand goanna. He digs holes in the dunes, makes his nest deep inside. Many of the holes all join up. Women hunt Read more…
Women digging for water This painting shows women sitting down together, gathering water and digging for honey ants and bush tucker. The scene reflects the way women would come together on Country — yarning, working, Read more…