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Mankind and Hope
A large wooden statue was also donated by the Danish Government. The sculpture, which is more than 10 feet tall, was installed in 1953, and among the earliest Gifts to the U.N. Created by Henry Starcke of Copenhagen it shows a young woman dressed in a patterned robe with arms upraised towards a large blue bird with out-streched wings. Carved from the trunk of a teakwood tree, the woman with her arms outstretched letting the bird fly free suggests "unlimited flight upwards to greater heights". In the context of the Trusteeship Council, it can be seen to symbolize the colonies achieving independence. |