Kincumba 1 Shelter

Summary: Three charchoal figures at an Aboriginal Shelter with Art site on Kincumba Mountain.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2010
  • Originally Recorded by: Warren Bluff

A tall and very weathered sandstone overhang below the cliff-line doesn’t appear a very likely candidate for Aboriginal rock art…

AWAT1569 LR Kincumba 1 Shelter

…however, at the very back of the shelter, on a smooth section of sandstone, are three charcoal motifs.

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AWAT1573 LR Kincumba 1 Shelter
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