2001/2004, life size family of elephants sculpted by Derrick Hudson, project management by MST Bronze Limited, Odette Sculpture Park, Windsor, Ontario/CIBC Courtyard, Toronto, Ontario
Tembo, meaning “African elephant” in Swahili, is a captivating family of three bronze elephants cast at MST Bronze in Toronto. The sculpture embodies the strength and loyalty of a mother protecting her young, as the towering mother elephant stands firmly, symbolizing care and guardianship.
Weighing nearly as much as 80 people or six cars, the mother elephant ranks among the largest bronze elephants in the world. Her impressive triangular-shaped ears, often compared to the continent of Africa, mark her as distinctly African.
Interestingly, just as fingerprints are unique to humans, an elephant’s ears are never identical. These differences are so distinctive that scientists use them to identify individual elephants in the wild.