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Language Group:Anmatyerre
Country:Atoola (Bushy Park) , Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Subjects:Yerrampe (Honey Ant) Dreaming, Ntyweyampe (Corkwood) Story, Mulga Tree Dreaming, Snake
Kenny is a senior man for his country and teacher of the Dreaming stories belonging to his country, Atoola (Bushy Park).
Kenny paints the Dreaming story of Yerrampe (Honey Ant) which belongs to his country, Atoola (Bushy Park) .
Yerrampe are a sweet bush food for the aboriginal people, found underneath the ground of certain trees. When digging for Yerrampe, care is taken not to kill or hurt them so they can go on and collect more honey. The sac on the back of the honey ant is pure natural honey.