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Mwala Wanjuchi I
Site
Brief description of site: A large isolated boulder standing in fields near the base of the 'hill of the bees'. Two protected surface have been painted. Neither provide any shade or shelter both are simply clean rock surfaces. Easy access, limited outlook.
Brief description of art: The art consists of various sets of parallel vertical lines, a circle, a horizontal row of dots and a circle with multiple vertical internal divisions. All the images are faded due to extensive washing by water. There are also many parallel rows of dots in curving lines. All applied by finger in red.
Mwala Wanjuchi II
Site
Brief description of site: Recessed shelter under large boulder on side of 'hill of the bees'. It is also the home of the bees! Shelter floor strewn with small rocks providing seating but precluding habitation. Fine views to north fairly easily accessible.
Brief description of art: A single spread-eagled executed entirely using dots applied by finger in white.
Mwamwa II
Site
Brief description of site: The site is on the top edge of the Northern side of the second to last peak on the Mamwa Hill (?) from the lakeshore end. Access is difficult up a tunnel going up a hill. The shelter faces sideways into the hill and can't really be seen from below. The site has very fine views of Cape Maclear, it is nicely shaded until the late afternoon.
Brief description of art: There are very poor remains of the art and the rock is very rough and the paint has not adhered well. There is a lot of washing and merely a crude set of parallel lines still exist.
Mwankole I
Site
Brief description of site: 4m2 surface protected by a good overhang but rock leaning backwards making bottom section less protected. Rock in front provides pleasant protected seat for viewing art. Sitting amongst other boulders so pictographs rather hidden. Easily accessible, no view,
limited protection.
Brief description of art: Finger Dots. Portions of two large filled animal figures applied by brush in red. Each partially destroyed, species uncertain, simple form of depiction avoiding detail. Also various rows of dots applied by finger.
Mwankole II
Site
Brief description of site: Small protected surface on boulder at edge of group of boulders. Faces out of rock area, pictographs clearly visible. Looking into woodland. Easily accessible, no view, little protection.
Brief description of art: Finger Dots. Various rows of dots applied by finger and an arc of dots applied by a small finger or finger point. Smaller dots more recent than larger ones. In red.
Mwankole III
Site
Brief description of site: Various painted surfaces on single large boulder facing outwards at edge of rock area. Site faces into woodland and therefore has no view but anyone approaching would see pictographs easily. Small amount of shade and some shaded seating places but no good shelter. Immediately accessible.
Brief description of art: Various sets of long vertical parallel lines, a few rows of dots and a large sausage shaped vertical wedge with internal horizontal bars. All in red, applied by finger.