TUSK

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Sreeja Ghosh
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
TUSK
Pencil, Pen & Ink
The tusk is a reminder of the rampant ivory trade that has resulted in the near extinction of African and Asian elephants. Elephant numbers have dropped by 62% over the last decade, and they could be mostly extinct by the end of the next decade. An estimated 100 African elephants are killed each day by poachers seeking ivory, meat and body parts. The silhouette of Lord Ganesha, the elephant headed god is a depiction of all those poor animals who have died to quench the insatiable greed of human