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Superlambanana missing from flock | Superlambanana missing from flock |
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The hunt is on for a Superlambanana sculpture that has gone missing from Liverpool city centre. | The hunt is on for a Superlambanana sculpture that has gone missing from Liverpool city centre. |
A baby Superlambanana in a hard hat, which had been screwed down next to its mother outside Maghull Developments on Hope Street, has vanished. | |
It was one of more than 100 of a specially decorated flock placed around the city as part of the Capital of Culture celebrations. | It was one of more than 100 of a specially decorated flock placed around the city as part of the Capital of Culture celebrations. |
Jonathan Sealey, a surveyor at Maghull Developments, said they want it back. | Jonathan Sealey, a surveyor at Maghull Developments, said they want it back. |
'Just brackets' | 'Just brackets' |
"We left work Friday afternoon and there were two Superlambananas which had been screwed down outside our office so they couldn't be taken - or so we thought," he said. | "We left work Friday afternoon and there were two Superlambananas which had been screwed down outside our office so they couldn't be taken - or so we thought," he said. |
"When we came back Monday morning and there were just the four brackets left with no little Superlambanana attached." | "When we came back Monday morning and there were just the four brackets left with no little Superlambanana attached." |
About 125 two-metre tall replicas of the sculpture made by Japanese artist Taro Cheizo have been placed around the city centre and suburbs. | About 125 two-metre tall replicas of the sculpture made by Japanese artist Taro Cheizo have been placed around the city centre and suburbs. |
They have been decorated by artists, schools and community groups and will be on display over the next 10 weeks. | They have been decorated by artists, schools and community groups and will be on display over the next 10 weeks. |
Trail maps have been made so people can see all the sculptures that look like a cross between a lamb and a banana. | Trail maps have been made so people can see all the sculptures that look like a cross between a lamb and a banana. |