Voortrekker woman with children
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The "Voortrekker woman with children" is a commemorative statue at the Voortrekker Monument depicting a pioneering Afrikaner mother and her children, symbolizing the resilience and role of women during the Great Trek in South African history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Voortrekker woman with children canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Voortrekker woman with children Context triple: [Voortrekker Monument, hasStatue, Voortrekker woman with children]
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Transvaal Trek
Transvaal Trek was a segment of the 19th-century Great Trek in which Boer settlers migrated into the Transvaal region to escape British colonial rule and establish independent republics.
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Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, known both for her leadership in the struggle against white minority rule and for the controversies surrounding her militant tactics and later political career.
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Great Trek
The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
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the Crocker family
The Crocker family is a prominent Sacramento-based family of 19th-century railroad and banking magnates and philanthropists whose legacy includes major cultural institutions such as the Crocker Art Museum.
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Afrikaners
Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group descended primarily from Dutch settlers, known for speaking Afrikaans and playing a central role in the country’s colonial and apartheid-era history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Voortrekker woman with children Target entity description: The "Voortrekker woman with children" is a commemorative statue at the Voortrekker Monument depicting a pioneering Afrikaner mother and her children, symbolizing the resilience and role of women during the Great Trek in South African history.
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A.
Transvaal Trek
Transvaal Trek was a segment of the 19th-century Great Trek in which Boer settlers migrated into the Transvaal region to escape British colonial rule and establish independent republics.
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B.
Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, known both for her leadership in the struggle against white minority rule and for the controversies surrounding her militant tactics and later political career.
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C.
Great Trek
The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
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D.
the Crocker family
The Crocker family is a prominent Sacramento-based family of 19th-century railroad and banking magnates and philanthropists whose legacy includes major cultural institutions such as the Crocker Art Museum.
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E.
Afrikaners
Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group descended primarily from Dutch settlers, known for speaking Afrikaans and playing a central role in the country’s colonial and apartheid-era history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
commemorative statue
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public artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afrikaner history
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Great Trek ⓘ Voortrekker heritage ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Afrikaner nationalism ⓘ |
| depicts |
Voortrekker children
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Voortrekker woman ⓘ pioneering Afrikaner mother ⓘ |
| function |
commemoration of Voortrekker women
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national memorial ⓘ |
| genre | monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| heritageRole | symbol of Afrikaner identity ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodRepresented |
Great Trek
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surface form:
Great Trek (1830s–1840s)
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| languageContext | Afrikaans cultural heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pretoria, South Africa
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surface form:
Pretoria, Gauteng
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| location |
Voortrekker Monument
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surface form:
Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria
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| material | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | Voortrekker Monument ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Afrikaner pioneer family ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
family values in Voortrekker culture
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pioneering spirit of Afrikaners ⓘ resilience of Voortrekker women ⓘ role of women during the Great Trek ⓘ |
| theme |
migration
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motherhood ⓘ pioneering frontier life ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
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Subject: Voortrekker woman with children Description of subject: The "Voortrekker woman with children" is a commemorative statue at the Voortrekker Monument depicting a pioneering Afrikaner mother and her children, symbolizing the resilience and role of women during the Great Trek in South African history.
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