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Bucket Hat Kurriyala (Carpet Snake) on Black by Lorna Shuan

The carpet snake is an important animal for us. We call it Kurriyala in our Kuku Yalanji language. Our ancestors wrapped the meat in native ginger leaves and cooked it on the hot coals of the ground oven. They also used the skin to make head bands or skilfully sown blankets that keep the families warm and dry at night.

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Bucket Hat Kurriyala (Carpet Snake) on Pink by Lorna Shuan

The carpet snake is an important animal for us. We call it Kurriyala in our Kuku Yalanji language. Our ancestors wrapped the meat in native ginger leaves and cooked it on the hot coals of the ground oven. They also used the skin to make head bands or skilfully sown blankets that keep the families warm and dry at night.

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Bucket Hat Ngangkin (Echidna) Maroon on Black by Laurence Gibson

Long time ago our ancestors used to hunt echidnas for their meat and fat. The fat was used as bush medicine. They rubbed it onto sore muscles to relieve pain. 

The echidna also appears as part of a rock formation on one of the high mountains  of Manjal Dimbi (Mossman Gorge). The rock formation represents a number of significant Ancestral Beings in their animal form and Kubirri, a man who came to help Kuku Yalanji when they were persecuted by the evil spirit, Wurrumbu.