PAUL BONG | 'Cutting the Head Off 1877' | 2026 | Hand coloured intaglio etching | H 1120 x W 800 mm White Clay He was a fierce headhunter

He was a fierce headhunter – his collection of heads showed the measure of his prowess in battle

Artist bio: Alison Murray is a Girramay/Jirrbal Traditional Owner of the Murray Upper area near Cardwell in North Queensland

Our dogs and corollas have a rivalry

inviting the wearer to engage with culture in an intimate and meaningful way

The fiber was stripped from the branches and soaked in the sand near the running water creek

PAUL BONG | 'Cutting the Head Off 1877' | 2026 | Hand coloured intaglio etching | H 1120 x W 800 mm White Clay He was a fierce headhunterThe 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