Coba Ridge Remnant Charcoal Panel

Summary: A shallow shelter at the base of a cliff along Coba Ridge, which contains very weathered fragments of Aboriginal drawings.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 4
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 1.5/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2020

At the base of a small cliff off Coba Rige is a shallow overhang, with Aboriginal charcoal art.

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Unfortunately the entire surface of the overhang is badly exfoliated, and not much remains of what may have been an impressive panel of art.

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It is impossible to determine what the four or five fragments of art represent.

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