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Anapalaku Walka – Ernabella Design The well-known Anapalaku Walka evolved out of the very first drawings that children made in the Ernabella mission school in 1940. At the time, the schoolteacher asked the children to draw whatever they liked, trying to avoid imposing a style or idea onto the children. Read more…

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Tjala / Honey Ants Tjala or honey ants live in nests about a metre underground beneath mulga trees, and they are a highly favoured food source. The tjala tunnels that lead down to the ants’ nests are called nyinantu, and the larvae are called ipilyka-ipilyka. After the rain when the ground is Read more…

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