Bronze Jawbone Wagon. Voortrekker Monument. 프레토리아(Pretoria)

Bronze Jawbone Wagon. Voortrekker Monument.

프레토리아(Pretoria). 남아공(South Africa)

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Bronze Jawbone Wagon

This wagon is similar to the 64 bronze wagons that form part of laager at Blood River near Dundee in Kwazulu-Natal.

 

King Dingane's powerful Zulu army of more than 10.000 impi's, and a group of 462 Voortrekker men, led by Andries Pretorius engaged in battle on the banks of the Ncome River on 16 December 1838. This became known as the battle of Blood River, and according to historians, this had a major effect on the course of South African history.

 

In the 1960s, it was decided that the original laager of Andries Pretorius would be replicated as accurately as possible. The designer, Kobus Esterhuizen, designed 64 life size bronzed steel wagons in a D shape, that include whips, gates and lanterns

 

Every wagon was modeled exactly like the Jonanna van der Merwe centenary replica wagon of 1938. The wagons were cast, and then sprayed with sand to clean the surface. A coat of zink, followed by a coat of bronze was applied.

 

The replica laager was unveiled at Blood River on 16 December 1971. This wagon was donated to the National Cultural History Museum in 1980, and the Museum donated the wagon to the Voortrekker Monument in 1996.

 

Designer : Kobus Esterhuizen

Made by : Universal Iron & Steel Foundries

Material : Cast iron, zink and bronze

Weight : Approximately 8 ton per wagon

Original cost : R10,000 per wagon

 

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