Ricksu Hill II

Brief description of art: Site is directly opposite RH I on the Western bank of the spruit. The paintings are in a low shelter, aproximately 1400mm high. Preservation is good and paintings are clear in places. Site consistes of a number of panels. The extreme left panel is 600mm high and 2000mm wide. It contains a number of depictions of eland. On of the elands, which is 148mm high and 300mm wide, has its head down and has lines coming from its front legs and neck. It is superimposed on a human figure. Another two elands appear to be charging each other. The eland on the left is 180mm high and 345mm wide, and the eland on the right is 190mm high and 400mm wide. The eland on the right is associated with a running figure. The rock face of this panel has been extensively painted but all detail has vanished, and only the remains of some white figures and an eland can be detected.

A second panel exists 4m to the right of the first one. It contains a seated figure with a white headdress. The figure, unfortunately, is not clear. A small, reclining antelope (30mm high and 110mm wide) is depicted just above this figure. Another antelope in a running posture and two small figures, all of which are unclear are also depicted. Colours not recorded in original fieldnotes.

The third panel is to be found approximately 4m to the right of panel 2. The panel consists of at least 4 layers of paintings. The 6 elands of the top layer are still clear. One of the eland is looking into the rock face. Two more elands arepainted on a facet slightly to the left. One of these is in a reclining position.