Manly Dam Hand Stencils

Summary: A low shelter above Manly Dam, with three Aboriginal hand stencils in red ochre.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 1.5/5
  • Condition of site: Graffiti damage, Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2013

Above Manly Dam is a small shelter which has Aboriginal hand stencils.

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Despite extensive graffiti, the three red hand stencils in red ochre are still visible.

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