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What do elephant statues represent?

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What do elephant statues represent?
What elephant statues represent is largely a matter of personal interpretation. Cultures around the world associate elephants with power, fertility, good fortune and wisdom. Because of the phrase "an elephant never forgets," some people link them to memory. You'll find a range of elephant statues on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Large Brass Elephant Statue
Located in Houston, TX
Large brass elephant statue. This stunning realistic Hollywood Regency brass elephant figure or
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Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Elephant Statue
By Nick Brandt
Located in Sante Fe, NM
There is perhaps something more profoundly iconic, mythological even, about the animals of East Africa, as opposed to say, the Arctic or South America). And there is also something i...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Colourful North African Terra Cotta Elephant Statue Seat
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Colourful North African terra cotta elephant statue seat A very bright and attractive piece of
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Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art More Folk Art

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Terracotta

Antique Elephant Statue, English, Bronze, Wildlife Figure, Victorian, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique elephant statue. An English, bronze wildlife figure, dating to the late
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Antique Late 19th Century British Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Shell Encrusted Lucky Elephant Statue in Brown Black and White, 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large tall lucky sea shell encrusted elephant statue or figurine. Covered in shells, this
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20th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art

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Shell, Wood

Charles LEMANCEAU French Art Deco Elephant Statue, 1930
By Charles Lemanceau
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco2200 elephant sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Saint-Clement (Luneville), France
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

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