Tootie Creek Stencils

Summary: A remote shelter in the Bilipin area of Wollemi National Park, which has six hand stencils and two unusual, human-like figures.

  • Site type: Cave Painting, Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 8
  • Motif/s: Hand, Man
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2024

Located above Tootie Creek in Wollemi National Park, this tall and shallow shelter has multiple Aboriginal hand stencils, two drawings and possibly some more fragments of charcoal art.

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There are at least eight hand stencils, two in white ochre.

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There are (at least) six hand stencils in red ochre, some not very easy to see without image enhancement.

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A figure drawn in red ochre has an unusually-shaped head and may have originally been infilled with charcoal.

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Another weathered figure may have been a human figure or deity with long, out-stretched arms.

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