{"product_id":"6thpabo06","title":"PAUL BONG | 'Cutting the Head Off 1877' | 2026 | Hand coloured intaglio etching | H 1120 x W 800 mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third print in the series, ‘Cutting the Heads off is dated to 1877,’ and references specific violent encounters from the Cairns region. 1877 was the year that land sales were permitted, and a Native Police station established in Cairns. As a result, the frequency and intensity of violent clashes increased in the region as efforts were made to move Aboriginal people off their land so that European colonisation could take place. In a statement about the work the artist writes: 'The top fragment on the shield is missing:, it represents their brutal persecution and slaughter of innocence. As one might call, \"enforcing the law according to the convict's order of law.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAUL BONG | 'Cutting the Head Off 1877' | 2026 | Hand coloured intaglio etching | H 1120 x W 800 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Bong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300151349327,"sku":"6THPABO06","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/2342\/files\/6THPABO06.jpg?v=1785388635","url":"https:\/\/shop.northsite.org.au\/products\/6thpabo06","provider":"NorthSite Store ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}