Woy Woy Bay Firetrail Red Ochre Figures

Summary: Multiple indeterminate red ochre figures in a small shelter near the Woy Woy Bay Firetrail

  • Art type/s: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 7
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1972

A small, honeycombed shelter near the Woy Woy Bay Firetrail has a panel with red ochre Aboriginal cave paintings.

AWAT9711 LR Woy Woy Bay Firetrail Red Ochre Figures

It’s hard to make out what the figures represent.

AWAT9715 LR Woy Woy Bay Firetrail Red Ochre Figures
AWAT9716 LR Woy Woy Bay Firetrail Red Ochre Figures

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