Tollagong Range Red Hands Shelter

Summary: An isolated rock shelter west of Box Tree Clearing Trail has about 15 Aboriginal hand stencils in red ochre along the rear wall.

  • Art type/s: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 15
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of art: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2004

As you approach this small shelter near the end of a ridge, it doesn’t appear a likely candidate for Aboriginal rock art. The overhang is relatively small, and consists of a fairly low and isolated outcrop of rock.

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However, along the back wall are approximately 15 hand stencils, all in red ochre. A group of them are clustered together.

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The rest are scattered around the wall of the shelter.

AWAT2986 LR Tollagong Range Red Hands Shelter
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AWAT2996 LR Tollagong Range Red Hands Shelter
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AWAT3000 LR Tollagong Range Red Hands Shelter
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AWAT3003 LR Tollagong Range Red Hands Shelter
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AWAT3005 LR Tollagong Range Red Hands Shelter
AWAT3005 LR lre Tollagong Range Red Hands Shelter

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