Back Creek Shelter with Art

Summary: A small shelter with Aboriginal rock art, just outside the Wollemi National Park. The deep overhang has a number of hand stencils, as well as one of a hand and a club.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand, Stencil - Other
  • Number of motifs: 26
  • Motif/s: Club, Foot, Hand
  • Quality: 4.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1985

Near the spectacular Cave of Many Hands (just outside Wollemi National Park) is another, smaller shelter which has a number of Aboriginal stencils.

AWAT2900 LR Back Creek Shelter with Art
AWAT2925 LR Back Creek Shelter with Art

The main panel on the wall consists mainly of hand stencils in white, as well as what may be a club.

AWAT2906 LR Back Creek Shelter with Art

Within this group is a stencil of a foot.

AWAT2924 LR Back Creek Shelter with Art

Another, smaller, panel on the rear wall has more hand stencils.

AWAT2918 LR Back Creek Shelter with Art

There are few individual hand prints on the ceiling and wall of the shelter.

AWAT2916 LR Back Creek Shelter with Art
AWAT2919 LR Back Creek Shelter with Art
AWAT2920 LR Back Creek Shelter with Art

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AWAT2911 LR Back Creek Shelter with Art
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mattniven · September 2, 2022 at 12:43 pm

I see a foot stencil in there, cheers

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