A living work of art · The Nilgiri Hills
Meet
the herd.
Four elephants. Four individual lives. One invitation to see the natural world as family—and to make room for every being in it.
Meet all fourHAND-WOVEN
FROM LANTANA
The elephants who live here
Every sculpture begins with a real elephant—known by name and personality.
Meet Padiri, Muniya, Prishti, and Uma: a tusker, a matriarch, an adolescent, and a calf. The four sculptures are owned and cared for by Janet Ayers, with each identity preserved in its original certificate.
Tusker · Christian priest
Padiri
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Matriarch · Small bird
Muniya
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Adolescent · Ray of light
Prishti
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Calf · Tranquility
Uma
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Art made by people who share space with elephants.
These life-size portraits are made from invasive lantana by Soliga, Bettakurumba, Kattunayakan, and Paniya artisans in Southern India. Together, they carry a hopeful proposition around the world: coexistence is possible when we recognize other beings as neighbors.
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