Bradleys Head Red Ochre Fish

Summary: Regarded as Mosman's best-surviving pigment art image, this Aboriginal site is in a shallow coastal overhang.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Fish
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good

A very well preserved Aboriginal drawing of a fish in red ochre near Bradleys Head, in a shallow coastal overhang.

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While threatened by erosion, the fish motif is considered Mosman’s best-surviving pigment art image.

1X3A6653 LR Bradleys Head Red Ochre Fish
1X3A6653 LR yre Bradleys Head Red Ochre Fish

The red ochre fish panting has been described as offering “a superb example of pigment art and unobstructed view of the city” (Aboriginal Study of the Mosmal Local Government Area).

1X3A6658 LR Bradleys Head Red Ochre Fish
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