Ungakini Tjangala

Favourite bush foods of Anangu Pitjantjatjara include maku (witchetty grubs), ngintakaku ngampu – (goanna eggs), bush plum (arnguli), tjala (honey ants), kampurarpa (bush tomatos), wayanu (quondongs) and ili (bush figs). Bush foods were until comparitively recently the primary sustenance for Anangu Pitjantjatjara. Many bush foods are still gathered regularly almost exclusively by women, thus they feature strongly in women’s mark making. Women learn the art of gathering each of the foods from a young age and much inma (ceremony) relates to these practises and the maintanence of supply.