Taber Trig (west) Engravings

Summary: A small Aboriginal engraving site west of Taber Trig. Figures include a kangaroo, fish and six mundoes,

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 10
  • Motif/s: Fish, Kangaroo, Mundoe (foot), Oval
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1975

To the west of Taber Trig and just below a large Shelter with Art is a small Aboriginal engraving site, next to a pot hole in the rock platform. A line of six mundoes (footprints) traverse the site; they are thought to point to a nearby site which has two deities.

AWAT8529 LR highlighted Taber Trig (west) Engravings

At one end of the platform is a wallaby or kangaroo, a few indeterminate figures and some mundoes.

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Just above the wallaby/kangaroo is a fish.

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The carvings are all fairly distinct, although it’s clear what all of the figures represent.

AWAT8535 LR Taber Trig (west) Engravings
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