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Yuwurli

Artist: Angelo Munkara

Yuwurli worm are eaten raw and chopped from the stems of dead mangrove root.
The tiwi place the worm in the mouth head first and run their fingers down their body to squeeze the mud out. The head is bitten off and discarded.
Yuwurli worm is bush medicine when eaten during the right season.