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Bronze statue of a Kabyle girl with colourful headscarf in Parc de Bercy in the 12th arrondissement.

Kahina the Kabyle girl is one of 21 statues created by Rachid Khimoune under the concept of Les Enfants du Monde (Children of the World). The statues have been installed in Parc de Bercy in 2001. The statues have been installed in Parc de Bercy in 2001. The statues are made from re-used industrial metal items with different textures welded together.

 

 

 Kahina wears a long dress with a wavey pattern. Around her shoulders is a small lacy scarf with intergrate patterns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Her cuffs are patterned.

 

 

 

 

 

Her headscarf is coloured green, blue and brown with patterns.