Blue Gum Creek Hand Stencils

Summary: A small shelter above Blue Gum Creek, which has eight weathered hand stencils in red ochre.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 8
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2022

A small shelter in a tributary of Blue Gum Creek, which has a number of hand stencils on one large panel.

IMG 9857 LR Blue Gum Creek Hand Stencils

There are at least eight hand stencils in red ochre.

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