Bird went to Sweden, and here’s singular proof. The eBay link is here and here are some impressive photographs of the holy relic:
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and some aural evidence also:
Kid Ory and Henry “Red” Allen toured Europe in 1959: here, a Danish collector got the band’s autographs:
and this is the link.
The band did more than sign autographs! Pay close attention to Henry Red in his late, musing phase:
May your happiness increase!