Lake Woodford Black Hand Cave

Summary: Five hand stencils in a small shelter near a ridge above Woodford Dam, one of which shows a full forearm.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 5
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1958

Just below a ridge to the north of the Lake Woodford dam is a small shelter, with Aboriginal hand stencils.

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1X3A2285 LR Lake Woodford Black Hand Cave

One of the motifs is of a full forearm.

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Another two hand stencils include the lower part of the forearm.

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here are another two individual hand stencils.

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1X3A2288 LR Lake Woodford Black Hand Cave
1X3A2289 LR Lake Woodford Black Hand Cave

The stencils are all well-preserved.

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