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Bronze Sculpture "Ancient Nigerian Queen"
Pyongyang, March 7 (KCNA) -- Bronze sculpture "Ancient Nigerian Queen" is on show at the International Friendship Exhibition House in the DPRK. It is a gift General Secretary Kim Jong Il received from Sani Abacha, head of State and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, in August Juche 86 (1997).

The sculpture portrays the face of an ancient Nigerian queen putting on high-cut and pointed crown.

The crown with national patterns carved in relief has decorative rings in upper parts of the ears.

It is a custom of Nigeria to present such queen sculpture to a great man.

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