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1969, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Station V: The Cyrenean carries the cross -- National Museum of African Art (Washington)

Colonial policing, ethnic belonging, and sociopolitical dynamics are observed in Station V. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross and is depicted as an Urhobo man adorned in traditional clothing, while the Roman soldier is reimagined as a member of the Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment, dressed in the uniform of this colonial-era police force.

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