Emily Gap is called Anthwerrke by the local Aboriginal tribe. It is named after the innards of the ayeparenye, nytarike and utnerrengatye (caterpillars), which were spilt when the arlperenye - green stink beetle (and man do they stink!) and enemies of the caterpillars, cut off their heads. The guts became rocks. This story is part of the Aboriginal Dreamtime, where the caterpillar beings, the main creative ancestors of Alice Springs, originated. These paintings depict the caterpillar dreaming.
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