Heide Smith’s Tiwi Collection – Bush Tucker Sarah Puruntatameri eating Urili Worm 1988  Going bush with my Tiwi friends meant I had to live and eat and sleep as they did. No eski’s or barbecue’s then. The one thing I did take , was my Muesli and nuts.When Gerardine was roasting a ‘flying fox’ over the fire, I […]

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Heide Smiths Tiwi Collection – Village Kids Mary Dechantel Timaepetua 1988  Children are meant to smile and be happy!  Aren’t they? Mary Dechantel Timaepetua was not unhappy. She was simply being herself. The smiles come either readily from the very young, or you know it is meant to be a pleasing gesture.I loved being in the company […]

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