Tollagong Range White Eel Shelter

Summary: Multiple Aboriginal stencils and an drawing of an eel (showing endoskeleton) in the Tollagong Range.

  • Art type/s: Cave Painting, Stencil - Hand, Stencil - Other
  • Number of motifs: 22
  • Motif/s: Axe, Eel, Hand
  • Quality: 4.5/5
  • Condition of art: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2022

A small but deep overhang in the Tollagong Range has multiple stencils and paintings on the wall.

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The most interesting motif is an eel about two metres in length, drawn like an x-ray with its bones showing. There are also multiple white hand stencils.

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Some stencils are less visible, including five forearms (three of which appear joined).

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There are about 20 hand stencils, some fairly faint.

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At one end of the art panel is a club.

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The shelter is near the Sheep Cave, which features very large figures drawn in red ochre.

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