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
AWAT8537 LR Taber Trig (west) Engravings
AWAT8545 LR Taber Trig (west) Engravings
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