Dawson Street Charcoal Figures

Summary: Damaged by modern graffiti, this shallow overhang at the base of a tall cliff-line has a number of (mostly) charcoal drawings.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 8
  • Motif/s: Man, Turtle
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Graffiti damage
  • Year first recorded: 2020
  • Originally Recorded by: Bob Pankhurst

At the base of a very tall cliff line below Dawson Street is shallow overhang, which has a number of Aboriginal drawings.

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1X3A9241 Dawson Street Charcoal Figures

Unfortunately the surface is covered my modern graffiti, some of which overlaps or obscures the rock art.

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The charcoal drawings includes a human figure with upraised arms, although most are of indeterminate figures.

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1X3A9250 Dawson Street Charcoal Figures
1X3A9258 Dawson Street Charcoal Figures

One of the most striking figures (which is partly damaged) is a turtle, drawn in both charcoal and red ochre.

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