Ngkwerlp (Bush Tobacco) Pitjuri, grows in the bush and hills. We cut the big fresh leaves off and dry it. We get the ash from the white gums. You cut up the bush tobacco and roll it in the ash then chew it – it burns your tongue but it’s tasty. It makes your body feel good and you get a buzz.
Name: Leanne Pula Teece
Language: Alyawarre
Community: Ampilatwatja
Leanne is eldest daughter of Lulu Teece, one of the senior artists at Ampilatwatja. Leeanne is a grandmother with one grandchild. Leanne, like many of the ladies at Ampiltwatja loves to go out into country, hunting and being ‘in’ country. She has started her own style of painting using strong and bright colours. This style has come from her own ideas. Her first paintings are a modern representation of altwerr (wild orange).