The Grand Tour of Leang Uhallie
A grand galery of anoa and pig in Bontocani Karst
Floor Plan Leang Uhallie (2024-02-07) by Dewangga Eka Mahardian and Adhi Agus Oktaviana Research Organization for Archaeology, Language and Literature, National Research and Innovation Agency
The hand stencils and an animal figure on the ceiling
The hand stencils have a range of colors, from red, to orange, to purple. However, the animal figure on the walls are not able to be identified because the head part has faded.
The hand stencils pattern and wild pigs on the left side
This panel shows the distinction between hand stencils of usual fingers, those with narrowed fingers, and hand stencils with decorated patterns. Also included are wild pig images with a distinct expression of wrath on the pig's lower face.
The hand stencils were drawn aesthetically, with a dot motif in the middle of the palm (left image), possibly an accidental, and the hand stencil (right image) seems to spray something between the thumb and index finger.
A couple of anoas in Uhallie Cave, Bone (2022) by Dominic and Adhi Agus Oktaviana Research Organization for Archaeology, Language and Literature, National Research and Innovation Agency
A couple of anoas surrounded by the hand stencils pattern
Hand stencils surrounded the two walking anoas. They were likely a mother and its cub, as can be seen from the genitalia. The anoa is depicted on top of the line (as a surface), as the second anoa likely got trapped on the front foot. This depiction suggests drawing of a hunting scene.
A couples of Anoa at Uhallie Cave, Bone (2014) by Adhi Agus Oktaviana Research Organization for Archaeology, Language and Literature, National Research and Innovation Agency
The enhanced image of two anoas
Rock art researchers frequently used the DStretch plugin on ImageJ software to enhance the rock art images.
Another anoa facing to the right
This famous panel was published on the Nature cover of volume 514, number 7521, which is the first article about dated Pleistocene rock art in Sulawesi. The rock art panel consists of anoa and hand stencils on its surroundings.
A running wild pig surrounded by hand stencils
This panel shows hand stencils with normal and narrowed fingers surrounding a wild pig, probably demonstrating the pig-hunting strategy.
The hand stencils on the second chamber
The hand stencils depicted on the ceiling formed a group pattern of hands.
A stencil of tools at Sumpang Bita Cave (2020) by Adhi Agus Oktaviana Research Organization for Archaeology, Language and Literature, National Research and Innovation Agency
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