ROCK PAINTINGS BY THE ABORIGINES. 355 
the arms and legs extended, and out of all proportion to the rest 
of the body. It is generally supposed by old colonists who have 
been a good deal among the aborigines in the early days of the 
Colony that the figure of a man represents either a good or evil 
spirit, and generally were those who presided over the ceremony 
of the Bora. The figure in this cave, having the legs and arms 
fully extended, seems to represent a man lying on the ground. 
It is known that, at the ceremonies of the Bora some of the 
aboriginal tribes were in the habit of making a colossal figure of 
a man on the ground with sticks, and covering them over with 
earth, so as to show the outline distinctly. Such a figure repre- 
sented Baiamai, or the Great Spirit. In front of this cave there 
is a large level valley, timbered with large and lofty trees, well 
suited for a Bora ground, and I think it more than probable that 
Boras were held here, and that the figures in the cave are con- 
nected with the ceremonies which took place on such. occasions. 
There was plenty of good water in the Bulgar Creek close by, and 
good hunting grounds all around. 
But to proceed with our description of the figures. On either 
side of the body, just below the arms, there are perpendicular 
lines about eight or nine inches long, three being on the right 
hand’ side, and four on the left. It is not clear what these lines 
are supposed to represent, but I think a very feasible theory is 
that they are intended to show the upper ends of spears, the lower 
ends being on the ground, with their tops resting against the rock. 
Close to the body on the right hand side is a native tomahawk 
with handle, and on the left, a boomerang, with another boomer- 
ang a little further to the left. A short distance below the right 
hand there is another tomahawk with handle, and what appears 
to be intended fora waddy. There are four impressions of hands 
in the immediate vicinity of the figure of the man, and one hand 
and a boomerang at some distance, in the upper left hand corner 
of the cave. It will thus be seen that all the figures in this cave 
consist of one rude drawing of a man, seven spear heads, three 
boomerangs, two tomahawks, and a waddy. The plate shows all 
