: a pole bearing a curved blade for pruning plants
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Designed by American sculptor Moses Ezekiel, the bronze statue depicts a woman wearing a crown of olive leaves and holding a laurel wreath, a plow stock and a pruning hook.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023 The memorial's figure is also holding a pruning hook in its right hand, which in turn rests on a plow, a representation of peace and reconciliation.—Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2023
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