Mellong Range Charcoal Figure

Summary: A large, weathered charcoal Aboriginal art figure in a low shelter in the Mellong Range.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2023
  • Originally Recorded by: Mark Roebuck

A very long and shallow shelter in the Mellong Range, which contains some weathered Aboriginal rock art.

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While much of the shelter is eroded, a smooth section of the ceiling contains what appears to be the remnants of a large charcoal drawing.

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It’s not clear if the art was one large and complex figure, or multiple motifs.

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