- ID Ref #
- 9398
- Prize Category
- Indigenous Emerging Artist
- Preferred Artist Name for publication (this name will be used on all the collateral)
- Lynette Lewis
- Your social media handles
- @ernabella_arts
- Artist / Gallery Website
- https://www.ernabellaarts.com.au/
- Artwork Title
- Tjala / Honey Ants II
- Entry Type
- All other media
- URL link of the entry
- Password or any other important information about viewing the file
- Detailed Instructions for the setup of your instillation / sculpture
- Ceramic pot to be stood upright on plinth or platform. Please be mindful it is a fragile ceramic object, but it is weighty.
- Medium
- Stoneware
- Dimensions
- 44cm x 14.5cm
- Depth
- 14.5
- Weight
- 2.5
- Price
- $2200
- Delivery
- Courier
- Collection
- Courier
- Gallery Representation
- No
- Name of Gallery
- Artwork Image One
-
- Artwork Image Two
-
- Artwork Image Three
- Artist Statement
- 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 soft the women go digging for tjala by looking for the drill holes under the trees. They then use shovels and crowbars to dig down following the tunnels to find the tjala inside. Anangu suck the delicious rich honey-like liquid from the distended abdomen of the tjala. The story of the tjala is told across the Northern Territory into South Australia and is an important link between Anangu mythology and inter-dependence on the environment.
- Payment Status
- Created At
- March 4, 2025
- Updated At
