Cabbage Tree Creek Shelter

Summary: A weathered panel of Aboriginal rock art in a long but shallow shelter above Cabbage Tree Creek, with at least 15 charcoal motifs.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 15
  • Motif/s: Bird, Indeterminate figure, Kangaroo
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2023

This very long and shallow shelter contains many Aboriginal rock art figures; while most of the motifs are now fairly weathered, it would have been spectacular panel of art.

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One of the most distinctive figures are two sets of wavy lines, which are in charcoal and red ochre.

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A number of animals are depicted across the back wall of the shelter.

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There are many more charcoal motifs, although it is hard to determine what they represent.

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