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Fwambo III
Site
Brief description of site: Poorly protected but sizeable section of rock-face in rocky valley in centre of rock area. No shade, nor shelter. Hard to find but not of arduous access. No outlook.
Brief description of art: 2 outline bat-like motifs, each with central internal division. One overlain by a set of parallel lines. Also various vertical rows of dots. All applied by finger in red, now all very faded.
Fwambo IX
Site
Brief description of site: The siye consists of a small painted surfaces on a boulder at the edge of the rock area. Facing into trees, no view, no shade, no shelter. Easily accessible.
Brief description of art: 1) 4 short parallel vertical lines and 3 dots. 2) A star shape, various vertical lines and rows of dots. 3) A horizontal row of short vertical lines. All applied by finger red, all now very faded.
Fwambo VI
Site
Brief description of site: The site is on an uneven rock-face protected by a small overhanging lip. In the centre of the rock area looking into other rocks and boulders. There is no shade and no shelter it is merely a clean surface. Relatively hard to find but access not arduous.
Brief description of art: There is a circle with externally radiating lines, a vertical line crossed by two horizontal lines. Many vertical rows of dragged dots and a set of parallel vertical lines. All
applied by finger in red.
Fwambo VII
Site
Brief description of site: The site consists of two painted sections along the same rock-face. In the centre of the rock area looking
into a maze of other rocks. Limited shade but no shelter. Easily accessible but quite hard to find.
Brief description of art: 1) All faint and unclear. A few vertical lines, a vertical sausage shape with internal horizontal divisions, a half circle open at base, various dots and rows of dragged dots. Also a few larger splodges. All applied by finger in red. 2) A set of long parallel vertical lines joined by multiple small horizontal bars. Various vertical rows of dots. A vertical row of three concentric circles and a further single concentric circle with dots over it. All applied by finger in red. Also an area of filled pigment that may be the front section of a animal. All very faint.
Fwambo X
Site
Brief description of site: A narrow surface above a small rock shelter. Shelter provides pleasant shaded seating but is not large enough to have been suitable for habitation. Facing into other rocks. Easily accessible.
Brief description of art: There is a single motif: a circle with externally radiating lines. Applied by finger in red.
Fwambo XI
Site
Brief description of site: The site is a large (8m2) protected rock-face overhung by lip adequate to protect rock but not large enough to provide shade or shelter. Part of rock dark grey in colour making pictographs hard to see. Facing into other rocks, despite size it is not widely visible. Easily accessible but rather concealed.
Brief description of art: 4 large animal depictions, 3 executed in outline, 1 filled. Filled animal has large exaggerated sized body and stick legs, rear section has been eroded, species is uncertain. Above its head are 2 half circles open at top. Other 3 animal are in similar style suggestive of single hand. 2 have prominent filled dewlaps suggesting eland as the subject. 2 are stooping in posture. 1 has lines across its neck and a long line running below the line of its back. All are applied by brush in red.
Fwambo XII
Site
Brief description of site: The site is on a small sloping surface inset near the base of a boulder. In a passage among boulders with no view. Limited shaded seating but no shelter. Easily accessible.
Brief description of art: There is one single bat-like filled motif applied by brush in red. Very clear.
Fwambo XIII
Site
Brief description of site: The site is a moderately well protected surface protected by overhanging lip in boulder. Slightly raised up on a rock platform, looking outwards from rock area into trees. No shade, no shelter, easily accessible.
Brief description of art: 2 horizontal rows of concentric circles joined by parallel lines. Each row contains 7 concentric circles. All are overlain by massed vertical rows of dots. Applied by finger in red.
Fwambo XIV
Site
Brief description of site: A high surface (over 3.5m above ground) on rock-face a few metres to the east of a large recessed shelter, probably better described as a cave. The cave is big enough to hold a large gathering of people (60?). Provides excellent shelter and must have been in regular use as a habitation. Floor scattered with pottery and worked quartz. Cave easily accessible but surprisingly well concealed.
Brief description of art: There is a single row of vertical lines applied by finger in red. Placed far higher than could be reached by any person.
Fwambo XIX
Site
Brief description of site: The site is a small surface inset into the side of a boulder. It is slightly raised up on a rock platform, facing into small valley area and then other boulders. Not especially visible but easily accessible.
Brief description of art: There are 3 filled animal depictions. All of the images ari in a similar in a style and suggestive of a single hand. All are porcine and probably represent wild pigs.