Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze

Summary: A long shelter with a panel of Aboriginal rock art, above Tootie Creek in the Wollemi National Park.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 28
  • Motif/s: Bird, Indeterminate figure, Man
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2022
  • Originally Recorded by: Mark Roebuck

A long shelter in a gully above Tootie Creek has a long panel of Aboriginal rock art, with multiple charcoal figures along the back wall and ceiling.

AWAT3234 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze
AWAT3233 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze

One of the more prominent figures is a bird, or bird-like animal.

AWAT3214 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze

There are a few vertical figures, which may be humans.

AWAT3183 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze
AWAT3184 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze
AWAT3186 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze
AWAT3192 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze

There are many more indeterminate figures painted along the 20m long panel.

AWAT3182 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze
AWAT3189 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze
AWAT3190 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze
AWAT3196 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze
AWAT3212 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze

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