Still Creek Charcoal Figures

Summary: Small panel of Aboriginal rock art in a shallow shelter above Stills Creek near Crosslands. There are two hand stencils and multiple charcoal drawings.

  • Site type: Cave Painting, Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 8
  • Motif/s: Fish, Hand, Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1983

A shallow shelter above Still Creek near Crosslands has a small but complex panel of charcoal art, with numerous overlapping figures.

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It’s impossible to determine what all the figures represent, but there appear to be at least two small fish among the larger motifs.

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Hidden behind the charcoal is what appears to be a small man in red ochre.

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Next to the main panel are a few smaller charcoal figures.

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Two faint and stencils can also be seen.

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