Smiths Creek Man

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving site depicting a man with a long body and head-dress.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Man
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1977

On a small rock platform below Cottage Point Road is man with a long body, and two upstretched hands. The figure is fairly weathered with shallow grooves.

cottagepointdeitystitch LR Smiths Creek Man

A small rayed head-dress may indicate that the figure is a deity, or a man of some importance.

IMG 9956 LR Smiths Creek Man

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