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Once widespread, now shrinking in numbers, the Sumatran elephant is a gentle giant under threat. In this brooch, soft ivory tones trace the curved tusks and listening ears of a baby elephant. The form is compact yet powerful, an emblem of memory and endurance.

As of late 2025, the Sumatran elephant population remains critically low, with estimates generally ranging from around 1,100 to 2,800 individuals, though recent data from sources like the Indonesian government point towards figures closer to 1,100-1,500, living scattered in small, fragmented habitats, facing severe threats from habitat loss and human-elephant conflict, putting them on the brink of extinction.