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Sumina IX
Site
Brief description of site: The site is on a protected surface on small boulder, sitting at ground level and has no shelter. The site is immediately accessible but hidden among rocks and has no view.
Brief description of art: The site consists of two circles with internal attachments, in red.
Namulundu LXXXVI
Site
Brief description of art: The art consists of the front sections of two relatively small outline animal depictions. Both have stick ears and front legs and are very faded. One has its head filled with short horizontal lines. Both are executed by brush, in neither case can the species be determined. Around them are five small concentric circles also applied by brush. Additionally there are various rows of dots and a circle with externally radiating lines, applied by finger in red.
Namulundu LXXXIII
Site
Brief description of art: The art consists of two probable animal designs. Both seem to be the front section of animals (they have two legs and a stump neck), in each the back section has been washed off. There is also a design with a thin filled horizontal body and two short line protrusions one running up, the other down, at both ends. All the designs are in red and have been executed by brush.
Namulundu LXXXII
Site
Brief description of site: The site is 2 painted surfaces on a single large boulder.
Brief description of art: The art consists of two groups of concentric circles joined by parallel lines. The first group is circular and comprises 5 joined sets of concentric circles, the second is rectangular and comprises 9 joined sets. One set of concentric circles remains outside of these two groups. All applied by finger in red. Secondly there are 3 small filled animal depictions, all brushed, simple, species of each uncertain. Three concentric circles and two more concentric circles joined by parallel lines. Also, above, massed diagonal lines applied by finger in red
Mwela West XXXIX
Site
Brief description of site: The site is on a large boulder that substantially overhangs so as to create a recessed shelter. The images are well protected on a low surface at the back of the shelter. There is considerable shade and protection provided by the rock shelter but perhaps too small for habitation. The site is somewhat hidden amongst boulders but is easily accessible.
Brief description of art: The art consists of a few sets of parallel vertical and horizontal lines and a row of circles applied by a brush in red. There are also a few sets of parallel vertical and horizontal lines and smudges applied by a finger in red.
Mwela West XLI
Site
Brief description of site: The site is on a large boulder on the edge of a hill with two very poorly protected surfaces. The site looks into trees. There is no shade, no shelter and the site is easily accessible.
Brief description of art: The art consists of two concentric circles, various overlapping circles smudged together, dots in three finger triplets, and a few vertical lines all applied in red by a finger. There are also three sets of parallel lines in red applied by a brush.
Mwela West LXVIII
Site
Brief description of site: The site is on a small shelter recessed into the hillside where two rock-faces meet. The site provides pleasant shaded seating, shelter and seclusion but too small for habitation. The site looks into trees and is easily accessible but easy to miss.
Brief description of art: The art consists of 4 filled animal depictions of which 1 clearly depicts the front section of a giraffe and is executed with considerable naturalism. Another image is rather horse-like but the exact species unclear. There is 1 very unique being pregnant within the stomach a baby is depicted. One animal is rather antelope like. Finally there is an animal and it is very strange but could be an insect. All the images are faint and brushed. There is also filled circle with externally radiating lines, a concentric circle over an animal, a circle with 3 internal horizontal divisions, a circle and various dots and short lines later applied by a finger in red.
Mwela West LXIX
Site
Brief description of site: The surface is on a flat clean surface on a rock-face but it is poorly protected. The site is hidden by boulders in the front otherwise it looks into trees. There is no shade or shelter and is easily accessible.
Brief description of art: The art contains 2 large filled animals of uncertain species with fat rounded bodies, stumpy stick legs and a short stick tail. Each animal has had sections eroded away. Where the head of one of the animals would be expected there is a crack within the rock. There are suggestions of a third older large animal under these. On the top of the bottom animal is a smaller filled animal simple but more naturalistic in form also of uncertain species. All animals were applied by a brush in red. At the top of the panel there are a few rows of dots and at the base is a half circle open at its base with a single vertical internal division applied by a finger in red.
Mwela West L
Site
Brief description of site: The site is in a small overhang that protects the 2m2 low surface in small boulder. There is no shelter and is only visible to those passing nearby. The site looks into a small valley area between rocky hills and has little view.
Brief description of art: The art consists of two animal depictions that are applied by a brush in red. The species are uncertain. The images have very distorted features, typical of the exaggerated leg style seen also at ZAM-MWW42 and ZAM-MWE66. Above this image there are a series of horizontal rows of dots, applied by a finger in red.
Mwela West CX
Site
Brief description of site: The site is on quite a low surface and is well protected by a long overhang. The site is at ground level and is easily accessible. The site is in a dip between two clusters of boulders. The painted frieze is clearly visible to anyone passing along the dip. The site has no view.
Brief description of art: The art consists of one bat-like motif applied with a brush and filled in dark red. To the right of this is an internally segmented oblong design applied by a finger in red beside this is a much smaller but similar shaped design.
Mwela East XXVIII
Site
Brief description of site: Two very small areas of protected surface on a rock-face in a gully running up into the hill. No shade, no shelter, easily accessible. Looking into trees.
Brief description of art: 2 bat-like filled designs applied in red by brush. Due to height one must have been painted from a small ledge which would made its execution extremely awkward.
Mwela East XXIV
Site
Brief description of site: 3m2 surface on boulder, poorly protected by narrow overhanging lip. Within the hill among boulders and rocks, almost no view. No shade nor shelter, easily accessible.
Brief description of art: Two faint remnants of filled animal designs, now heavily eroded. Over these lie some vertical rows of dots, vertical lines and a circle. Over all these lie a stick design that may be intended to represent a person and a circle with a vertical line through it.
Animals brushed, all other designs applied by finger. Below is a faded filled bat-like design.