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Title
Janya the Little Elephant
Date
2010
Medium
bronze
Accession number
CH1_CJ_S003
Acquisition method
gift of Chester zoo
Work type
Statue
Owner
Chester City Council
Custodian
Chester City Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
This baby indian elephant is called / Janya / The bronze sculpture is a gift from Chester Zoo to the people of Chester / to celebrate the strong friendship between the zoo and the city / Janya means 'Life' in Hindi, it symbolises the Zoo's global role in wildlife conservation. / She was created in 2010 by the sculptress Annette Yarrow, who grew up in India in the / 1930s and 40s. There is a sculpture of another one year old elephant by Annette at Chester Zoo / along with a herd of living Indian elephants. / Annette's sculpture is remarkably lifelike. It benefits from her first-hand experience of elephants. / Inside nearby Chester Cathedral there is a 14th Century wooden carving of an elephant and castle / on a bench end in the quire. However the medieval craftsmen would never have seen / a real elephant so it has a rather strange body .....and hooves! / Please feel free to stroke and enjoy Janya. Please do not climb.
