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The influence of pre-Colombian sculpture is reflected in his work of the 1920s, which was characterized by truth to material and the original block, as in Reclining Figure (1929; Leeds City Art Gallery). By the early 1930s most of his main themes had emerged, and the surrealists' preoccupation with organic forms in abstract works proved a strong influence, particularly that of Alberto Giacometti. Moore's hollowed biomorphic wooden shapes strung with wires, such as The Bride (1940; Museum of Modern Art, New York), show many similarities to sculpture by Hans Arp and Barbara Hepworth. Semi-abstract work suggesting human and animal forms recurs after World War II, for example in the interwoven bonelike forms of the Hill Arches and the bronze Sheep Pieces (1970s), set in fields by his studio in Perry Green, Hertfordshire.
The crescent is a symbol of Islam and the green also denotes Islam. The four stars and the four stripes of colour represent the four islands in the group (including Mayotte, which is a French dependency). Effective date: 2002.
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