Grinding stone

Grinding stone

Walinynga provides good shelter and Aṉangu families have often camped there for extended periods. When they collect seeds to make damper they grind them on the grinding patch or use transportable boulders known as grinding stones. Photo: Kimberlee Newman, University of New England

Grinding stone

Grinding stone

The large bottom grinding stone is known as a ‘tjiwa’, while the smaller hand-held upper stone is called ‘tjungari’. Photo: June Ross, University of New England