A replica of Lord Nelson's ship Victory, set inside a giant bottle and made by artist Yinka Shonibare, is the latest addition to the fourth plinth in London's Trafalgar Square. The artwork, entitled Nelson's Ship in a Bottle has 31 sails, as did Victory when she went into battle. The sails look like Shonibare's trademark African cloths, woven in England and printed with African patterns, which he has used repeatedly to subvert iconic pieces of western art. They are actually made of traditional sail canvas, hand-sewn, and hand printed in batik designs by the artist.
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