Henna & Head Scarves 15 cm

Elephant parade Henna & Head Scarves 15 cm

Name: Henna & Head Scarves 15 cm

Artist: Maria Hegedus

Parade: Taiwan 2016

Inspiration:

Upon moving to the UAE, I was inspired by the multicultural clothing worn by different nationalities. In particular, the bright headscarves worn by many women and sold in the souqs. I also experienced getting henna and fell in love with the intricately detailed designs. I combined both of these elements in my design in a design that celebrates the beauty of women.

All Elephant Parade replicas are carefully handcrafted in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Due to its handcrafted nature each piece is unique and might vary slightly in design.

Elephant parade events

Elephant Parade is a social enterprise and runs the world’s largest art exhibition of decorated elephant statues. Created by artists and celebrities. Thus Each Elephant Parade statue is a unique art piece. International cities always exhibit the life-size elephants and raise awareness for the need of elephant conservation.

History

2006 was the first elephant parade event by Marc Spits and his son Mike. The inspiration came from Marc Spits’ visit (while logging in Myanmar) to the elephant hospital in Thailand, which constructs prosthetic legs for elephants that encounter landmines. There he saw Mosha, a baby elephant who lost her foot when only seven months old. Thus the idea of the event came to existence.

Did you know?

Elephant Parade is the second largest public art event in the world. Since 2007 there have been events worldwide in 30 cities. More than 3,000 artists have produced more than 2000 unique works of art.

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