Maroota State Forest Anthropomorph

Summary: A small shelter with a very faded panel of Aboriginal art in charcoal, and an unusual anthropomorphic figure.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 8
  • Motif/s: Anthropomorph, Indeterminate figure, Man
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1990
  • Originally Recorded by: Margrit Koettig

This shelter with Aboriginal art is above a small creek in the Maroota State Forest; although the sandstone is very weathered there are motifs on multiple panels on the back wall.

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The main panel is very weathered, and the figures are hard to see without image enhancement – they appear to be at least two human figures.

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More distinct is an anthropomorphic figure and an elongated vertical motif.

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The anthropomorph appears to have a tail (which could also be part of another figure) ans is holding something,

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To the right of the vertical figure is another very faint motif.

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