Basin Dam Hand Stencil Shelter

Summary: Faint hand stencils in a low rock shelter above the Euro Track.

Above the Euro Track in a low shelter are some Aboriginal hand stencils in red ochre.

AWAT4782 LR Basin Dam Hand Stencil Shelter

Compared to other sites in the Basin area, they are lot less distinct. One is quite obvious, but the others are quite hard to discern.

AWAT4789 LR Basin Dam Hand Stencil Shelter
AWAT4783 LR Basin Dam Hand Stencil Shelter

An enhanced image reveals at least five hand stencils in the image above.

AWAT4783 LR yrd Basin Dam Hand Stencil Shelter

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