Bradleys Head White Hand Stencils

Summary: A long rock shelter near Bradleys Head with several hand stencils, and what appears to be a shield.

  • Site type: Cave Painting, Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 4
  • Motif/s: Hand, Shield
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered

A long and well protected sandstone overhang along Bradleys Head in Sydney Harbour which contains several Aboriginal rock art motifs.

1X3A6561 LR Bradleys Head White Hand Stencils

A hand stencil is the most prominent motif, on the roof of the shelter. Hand stencils are the dominant motif for pigment art in the Sydney Basin (about 49%) – and the proportion of the recorded hand stencils in the Mosman area is significantly higher at 80% (Aboriginal Study of the Mosmal Local Government Area).

1X3A6616 LR Bradleys Head White Hand Stencils

Although fairly weathered, there appears to be three hand stencils in total, and a shield.

1X3A6636 LR Bradleys Head White Hand Stencils
1X3A6636 LR ybk Bradleys Head White Hand Stencils

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