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Lulu Pitjara Teece – Lizards Hiding in the Flowers

The lizards we see them hiding under the flowers waiting to catch the insects. The lizards are geckos that are pale with long tails, they live in a hole that they sleep in overnight and wait until the day to catch the insects which are ants and butterflies. They catch the the insects with their long tongues.

They have poison spray on their tails, they sprayed me once. We don’t catch and eat them because they are poison. They come out in spring when the flowers they hide underneath bloom.

Categories: Artists of Ampilatwatja

Name: Lulu Pitjara Teece

Language: Alyawarre

Biography:

Lulu Teece Apetyarr was born at Aketh-aketh. She has one brother, Pompy and three sisters, all well known artists. "My father's country is Ampilatwatja and my mother comes from Antarrengeny. I paint because I enjoy painting and to make money. The thing I like to paint most is bush medicine seeds, (Inteng-Inteng) and landscapes. In my spare time I like to go hunting for sugar bag and digging for Yerramp (honey ant.) My plan for the future is to keep looking after my grand kids".

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