In the Gariwerd - Grampians National Park, the public can visit rock shelters where Aboriginal people camped and painted images of their life and law on the sandstone walls. Manja, Cave of Hands is located in Billawin, Victoria Range, beside the Billywing Pine Plantation. Manja (pronounced Manya) meaning ‘hands’ has some of the best examples of hand stencils in Victoria. The hand stencils were used to record a visit to a site, and to renew the ties a person had to a particular place. At this site there are also animal tracks and many human stick figures. Placing a hand on the rock then spraying a mouthful of pigment over it made the hand stencils at Manja, which is located in an impressive sandstone outcrop. It is not know exactly when the paintings were made. Research elsewhere has demonstrated that Aboriginal people have lived in the area now called Victoria, for at least 40,000 years. The day spent in the outback was amazing! As always I hope you all enjoy and keep checking back for more!
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