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Online-Only Auction, 18 - 25 October 2021

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Sold for

ZAR 9 380
Lot 504
  • Arend Eloff; João
  • Arend Eloff; João
  • Arend Eloff; João
  • Arend Eloff; João
  • Arend Eloff; João
  • Arend Eloff; João
  • Arend Eloff; João
  • Arend Eloff; João


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 380

About this Item

South African 1964-
João

signed and numbered 6/30; inscribed with the title and 'Kruger National Park Centenary' on a plaque adhered to the base

bronze with a brown patina on a wooden base
height: 22cm including base; height: 19cm excluding base; width: 29cm; depth: 12cm

Notes

João (c.1939 – c.2000) was one of the famous Kruger National Park 'Magnificent Seven' – seven elephants with the largest tusks on record. At one time he was one of the largest bull elephants in the park, with tusks that were 271 and 250cm long and weighing 70 and 60kg, respectively. He survived an attack by AK-47 wielding poachers in 1982 and was often seen in the area near the Shingwedzi rest camp until 2000.

An information sheet about the elephant accompanies the lot.

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