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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Baiame Cave canonical 2

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Statements (48)

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 ⓘ
associatedPeople Wonnarua people ⓘ
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 ⓘ
animals ⓘ
human figures ⓘ
spirit beings ⓘ
weapons ⓘ
governedBy Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation of New South Wales ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Wonnarua people ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named after the creator spirit Baiame ⓘ
hasSpiritualSignificanceFor Wonnarua people ⓘ
heritageType Aboriginal heritage ⓘ
heritageValue archaeological significance ⓘ
educational significance ⓘ
ethnographic significance ⓘ
spiritual significance ⓘ
languageGroup Wonnarua language group ⓘ
linked to: Wonnarua language
locatedIn Hunter Valley region ⓘ
linked to: Hunter Valley

New South Wales ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
nearbyFeature Hunter River region ⓘ
protectionStatus protected Aboriginal site ⓘ
region eastern Australia ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Aboriginal Australians ⓘ
relatedMythology Baiame mythology ⓘ
religiousTradition Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ
significance important Aboriginal rock art site in New South Wales ⓘ
major Wonnarua sacred site ⓘ
traditionalOwners Wonnarua people ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial purposes ⓘ
spiritual practices ⓘ
teaching of law and culture ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wonnarua people → hasSacredSite → Baiame Cave ⓘ
Baiame → associatedPlace → Baiame Cave ⓘ