Head of controversial 35ft Zulu warrior statue which stood at the entrance to Coventry Zoo until it closed in 1980 goes back on display – after it was rediscovered lying in a scrapyard ...Middle East

The head of a Zulu warrior that once stood at the entrance to Coventry Zoo has gone back on public display after being rediscovered. The 35ft monument was a familiar sight to visitors at the attraction, which opened in 1966 but closed just 14 years later. The statue, which was reportedly considered controversial for the way it portrayed African people, was dumped in a scrapyard after the zoo closed and then broke apart. But the head and the tip of the figure’s spear re-surfaced in 2011 after being found by two brothers who were scouring the scrapyard in the 1980s. Now the face and spear have been bought by Coventry antiques dealer Tony Pedley, who has put them on display in his shop. He wa

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