Baiame Cave

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Baiame Cave is a significant Aboriginal rock art site in New South Wales, Australia, featuring ancient paintings associated with the creator spirit Baiame and holding deep cultural and spiritual importance for the Wonnarua people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal cultural heritage site
rock art site
sacred site
accessRestrictions requires respect for Wonnarua cultural authority
subject to cultural protocols
artStyle Aboriginal rock art
artTechnique pigment painting
stencilling
associatedConcept Dreaming
associatedDeity Baiame NERFINISHED
associatedPeople Wonnarua people NERFINISHED
associatedWith creation stories of the Wonnarua people
conservationConcern potential damage from visitation
weathering of sandstone
contains rock engravings
rock paintings
country Australia
culturalPeriod pre-colonial Aboriginal Australia
depicts Baiame NERFINISHED
animals
human figures
spirit beings
weapons
governedBy Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation of New South Wales
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Wonnarua people NERFINISHED
hasNameOrigin named after the creator spirit Baiame
hasSpiritualSignificanceFor Wonnarua people NERFINISHED
heritageType Aboriginal heritage
heritageValue archaeological significance
educational significance
ethnographic significance
spiritual significance
languageGroup Wonnarua language group NERFINISHED
locatedIn Hunter Valley region NERFINISHED
New South Wales
material sandstone
nearbyFeature Hunter River region NERFINISHED
protectionStatus protected Aboriginal site
region eastern Australia
relatedEthnicGroup Aboriginal Australians NERFINISHED
relatedMythology Baiame mythology
religiousTradition Aboriginal spirituality
significance important Aboriginal rock art site in New South Wales
major Wonnarua sacred site
traditionalOwners Wonnarua people NERFINISHED
usedFor ceremonial purposes
spiritual practices
teaching of law and culture

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Wonnarua people hasSacredSite Baiame Cave