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.


Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf commemorative statue
public artwork
sculpture
artForm figurative sculpture
associatedWith Afrikaner history
Great Trek
Voortrekker heritage
country South Africa
culturalContext Afrikaner nationalism
depicts Voortrekker children
Voortrekker woman
pioneering Afrikaner mother
function commemoration of Voortrekker women
national memorial
genre monumental sculpture
heritageRole symbol of Afrikaner identity
historicalPeriodRepresented Great Trek (1830s–1840s)
languageContext Afrikaans cultural heritage
locatedIn Pretoria, Gauteng
location Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria
material stone
partOf Voortrekker Monument
subjectMatter Afrikaner pioneer family
symbolizes family values in Voortrekker culture
pioneering spirit of Afrikaners
resilience of Voortrekker women
role of women during the Great Trek
theme migration
motherhood
pioneering frontier life
sacrifice

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Voortrekker Monument
hasStatue

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