Mangrove Mountain Powerlines Kangaroo

Summary: A "well posed" kangaroo almost four metres in length, this Aboriginal engraving site in Mangrove Mountain was originally recorded by Ian Sim.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Kangaroo
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • View site sketch
  • Year first recorded: 1960
  • Originally Recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
  • McCarthy reference: POPRAN Mankind Group 133 in Catalogue of Rock Engravings (1983)
  • Sim Reference: Mankind 6(2) 1963 Sheet 5, Fig D

This Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo was originally described as being “on a large flat surface on the south-western side of a rocky bluff” in Mangrove Mountain by Ian Sim. Unfortunately, it is now better described as being near the base of an electricity pylon…

1X3A0315 Mangrove Mountain Powerlines Kangaroo

The kangaroo was later documented in more detail by McCarthy, who documented the macropod as “11′ long, standing on hind legs and tail with body upward at 45°, a relaxed figure, convex head, pointed face, 2 eyes, 2 long conical ears sloped forward, head downward., broad body, humped back with hump over hind quarters, straight belly, straight foreleg… well posed”.

1X3A0311 Mangrove Mountain Powerlines Kangaroo

The kangaroo appears to have a correction below his two ears (which was recorded on the original sketch by Sim), and four digits on his foreleg.

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Engraving Sim Group133 Mangrove Mountain Powerlines Kangaroo
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