Topham Trig Red Hand Stencil

Summary: Two red ochre handprints, in a low shelter below Topham Hill

  • Art type/s: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of art: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1986
  • Originally Recorded by: Jo McDonald

A rocky overhang on the eastern side of Topham Hill has two very distinct Aboriginal hand stencils, in red ochre. Additional hand prints or art was thought to exist in the shelter, but have weathered away.

  • AWAT6125 LR Topham Trig Red Hand Stencil
  • AWAT6130 LR Topham Trig Red Hand Stencil
  • AWAT6133 LR Topham Trig Red Hand Stencil
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