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Kruger National Park : Jock of the Bushveld trail : Jock and Sable bronze statue Kruger Park, Mpumalanga - Limpopo

Date: 1985 Client: Mrs Cecily Niven Type: Sculpture Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 25°12'59.81" S 31°33'51.10" E Alt: 298m

In 1983 Mrs Cecily Niven and her husband Jack sponsored a private rest camp in the Kruger National Park. They commissioned the Lowveld wildlife artist, R Lawrence, located in White River to portray the episode of Jock's encounter with a sable antelope. The statue was unveiled on 20 September 1985. <[See also: Kruger National Park : Memorials and markers; Jock of the Bushveld Trail]. References: Hopkins, Ron. 2013. Field Guide to the Historical Sites of the Kruger National Park. Hoedspruit: Ron Hopkins. pg 152-153 Pienaar, UdeV. 2012. A cameo from the past : the prehistory and early history of the Kruger National Park. Pretoria: Protea. pg 717 ill