Sams Creek Charcoal Art

Summary: A shallow overhang above Sams Creek with Aboriginal rock art depicting what appear to be a shield and animals.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of sites: 2
  • Number of motifs: 7
  • Motif/s: Eel, Indeterminate figure, Kangaroo, Shield
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2021

On the same cliff-line as the much larger Sams Creek Aboriginal Art Shelter is a shelter overhang with a small number of charcoal motifs.

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All of the motifs are clustered at one of the shelter.

1X3A1908 LR 1 Sams Creek Charcoal Art

They appear to depict a number of animals, including an eel and kangaroo, and a shield.

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A short distance to the east on the same cliff-line are some more indeterminate and weathered figures in a very shallow shelter at the base of the cliff.

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