Turner Road Hand Stencils

Summary: At least 12 Aboriginal hand stencils in red ochre, in a low overhang in Berowra.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 12
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1986
  • Originally Recorded by: Jo McDonald

Below a row of houses in Berowra are a set of fairly weathered Aboriginal hand stencils.

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There are at at least 12 stencils, all in red ochre.

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Most of the stencils are all hard to see without image enhancement; they include both adult and child hands, and both right and left hands.

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