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Exploring the Australian Kimberley in 2002 |
Plate 11 |
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Click Here| Site / Plate Number | ||||||
| Site 1 | 19(1) | 20(1) | 21(1) | 22(1) | 23(1) | 24(1) |
| Site 2 | 26(1) | 27(1) | ||||
| Site 3 | 32(1) | |||||
| Site 6 | 10(2) | 11(2) | ||||
| Site 7 | 16(2) | 17(2) | ||||
| Site 8 | 18(2) | |||||
| Site 9 | 24(2) | |||||
| Site 13 | 15(3) | 16(3) | ||||
| Site 14a | 7(4) | |||||
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Plate 11 (2)
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| Figure | 11(2)* |
| Location | Roe River |
| GPS Coordinates |
Undisclosed |
| Site Number | 6 |
| Other Plates from this site | 10(2)* |
| Location Plate | N/A |
| Location Description |
Art site is in overhang at the base of a cliff on the northern side of the Roe River. The site is approximately 500m up a slope from the river. Some scrambling through monsoon vine forest is required to reach the site. |
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Comments
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This panel is on a vertical rock wall. The art is not well preserved. The overhang has a flat dirt floor, making it suitable for habitation. |
| Interpretation | Distinguishable in the centre of the panel are three brick-red colour figures and towards the bottom of the panel, a mulberry coloured figure. All figures are only partially preserved and difficult to interpret. The two figures in the centre left of the panel appear similar. They are in plan view and are long and straight. Their headdresses are upright and conical. The longest figure has barbs on either side of its headdress and the shorter figure has a hook coming from the right side of its headdress. Both figures are holding boomerangs. The figure in the centre right of the panel appears to be looking to the right and has a headdress tilted to the left. It is difficult to determine whether the body of the figure is in plan view or profile view. The bottom section of the legs is not preserved. The figure is holding something in each hand but the objects are difficult to identify. The simplicity, lack of body decorations, and boomerangs indicate these figures may be Mantis Bradshaws. The mulberry coloured figure is not preserved well enough to interpret. |
