Old biplane on a display plinth at the Exhibition Grounds in Kabul. Fighting birds are a source of great pride to Afghan men, but were banned by the Taliban as un-Islamic.
2002, printed 2007
Artist, British, born Nigeria, 1963

Artwork overview
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Medium
chromogenic print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 101.8 × 127.2 cm (40 1/16 × 50 1/16 in.)
sheet: 102.4 × 127.8 cm (40 5/16 × 50 5/16 in.) -
Accession
2016.196.9
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA (through Morehouse Gallery, Chestnut Hill, MA), 2016.
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