Berowra Waters Charcoal Frieze

Summary: A small Aboriginal Shelter with Art near Berowra Waters. There is a panel with a series of men in charcoal, and two red ochre motifs.

  • Site type: Cave Painting, Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 15
  • Motif/s: Fish, Indeterminate figure, Man
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1982
  • Originally Recorded by: Warren Bluff

A small, isolated shelter along Cowan Creek near Berowra Waters, which contains Aboriginal rock art in charcoal and red ochre. The main panel has a row of six men drawn in charcoal.

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Behind the charcoal figures are indeterminate motifs in red ochre.

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Above the row of men are more charcoal motifs, including at least one more human figure.

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Another human figure and some indeterminate motifs are separate from the the main panel.

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At the northern end of the shelter is a red ochre figure with a charcoal outline.

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At the southern end are three hand stencils, one of which is fairly prominent.

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There are some more indeterminate figures in both charcoal and white ochre.

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Another small panel has some faint charcoal figures, and a fish in red ochre.

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Above the shelter is an engraving of a fish.

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