Maryanne Tilmouth - Hunting out in country

Catalogue Number: 24/307

This painting shows Aboriginal families out hunting in Country for perentie, honey ants and collecting bush tomatoes. It is important to pass on this knowledge to the younger kids.

In the local language honey ants is also called yerrampe. It can be found underground, under the mulga tree. It has a sweet taste and it’s good for sore throat. Bush Tomatoes can be found in many parts of Central Australia especially along the road. It can be eaten as soon as you pick the fruit when it is ripe. Perentie is another food source that the aboriginal people hunted. It has brown skin covered in large yellow dots and that’s what makes it different from a sand goanna. It can be found in dry lands.