Tari Creek Stencil Shelter

Summary: A single Aboriginal hand stencil in a small overhang near Tari Creek.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 1/5
  • Condition of site: Good, Graffiti damage
  • Year first recorded: 2012
  • Originally Recorded by: William Moon

A single hand stencil is the only Aboriginal rock art in this small shelter above Tari Creek in the Wollemi, athough there may have been more figures.

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The shelter contains extensive graffiti dating back to when an old road, possibly a logging trail, made access to this remote area much more accessible.

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1X3A2659 LR lbk Tari Creek Stencil Shelter

Below the graffiti is a grid-like figure, which is likely to also be European.

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Some patches of red ochre may also be remnants of Aboriginal rock art.

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1X3A2674 LR yre Tari Creek Stencil Shelter

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