Mixed Media on paper

Signed on the front.

Gaiya or the Devil-Dingo is the main character in one of the Aboriginal Dreamtime stories.
The legend of Gaiya belongs to a few Aboriginal tribes of the Cape York Peninsula.
Gaiya had to hunt and kill men for his boss Eelgin, the grasshopper woman. One day Gaiya was trying to hunt down the two Chooku-chooku men (Butcher-bird brothers), but the brothers speared Gaiya and killed him. The spirit of Gaiya was so angry, and he bit Eelgin on the nose. And that is why grasshoppers have a mark on their noses.
The other version of the story is that Gaiya was not killed but tamed and domesticated by the Aboriginal tribes and became men's friend and hunting partner.
Up to this day, Dingos have an essential role in Aboriginal culture. Women and children travelled with domesticated Dingos for protection, Aboriginal men used them for hunting, and due to Dingos good smelling sense, they were used to locate water.

The artwork is in a black frame with black matt board