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Stenciled hand at the Toombs.
The Tombs are a basaltic covered outcropping of sandstone. The basalt has
protected the sandstone from weathering. For the Aborigines, this site had
an important spiritual aspect serving as both an initiation and a burial
site. It contains fine examples of Aboriginal stencil art done in red (hematite),
yellow (limonite), and white ochres. This special ochre was carried more than 1000
miles by the Aborigines from a site in south Australia. This helped put our
bush walk in perspective.
Stenciled hand at the Toombs.
Stenciled hands at the Toombs.
Stenciled hand at the Toombs.
Stenciled hand at the Toombs.
Stenciled hand at the Toombs.
Stenciled hands at the Toombs.
Stenciled kangaroo "hoppers" at the Toombs.
Stenciled boomerang and hands at the Toombs.
The design of this boomerang indicates that it was used for hunting.
Stenciled foot at the Toombs.
Stenciled woomera (spear-thrower) at the Toombs.
The Marlong Arch.
Hobart & William Smith Colleges and Union College
Partnership for Global
Education: Queensland Term 2001