Pheasants Creek Shelter with Art

Summary: A rock shelter in Dhawaral National Park oith Aboriginal charcoal drawings which include a vertical motif and a sinuous figure resembling a snake.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 12
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure, Shield, Snake
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered

Along a tributary of Pheasants Creek in Dhawaral National Park, this rock shelter contains a number of Aboriginal drawings in charcoal.

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The most prominent motif is a vertical, indeterminate figure in charcoal.

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Below and to the left of this vertical figure is a small fish.

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Near the bottom of the back wall of the shelter is long, sinuous figure, which possibly depicts a snake or serpent.

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Above the snake/serpent are multiple, smaller figures; one of them appears to depict a shield.

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IMG 0129 LR Pheasants Creek Shelter with Art

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