Halletts Beach Stencil Shelter

Summary: An Aboriginal hand stencil and small axe stencil in a shelter above Halletts Beach at West Head.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand, Stencil - Other
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Motif/s: Axe, Hand
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1978
  • Originally Recorded by: Jo McDonald

Above Halletts Beach at West Head, this low shelter contains two Aboriginal stencils.

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A single white hand stencil is very prominent.

1X3A9858 LR Halletts Beach Stencil Shelter

Next to the hand stencil is a smaller stencil in yellow ochre which resembles a small axe (it’s not easily seen without image enhancement).

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1X3A9857 LR yrd Halletts Beach Stencil Shelter
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