The Numbakulla fashioned tjurunga for each ancestor they shaped from the formless Inapatua, inscribing sacred designs on stone and wood that embody the spiritual essence of the being and connect the living to the Dreamtime.
Ankotarinja is associated with specific tjurunga — sacred inscribed stones or boards that embody his ancestral essence. Through proper ceremonial treatment of these objects, contemporary Arrernte people maintain their connection to this primordial ancestor.
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