ANDRÉ PUBLIC SCULPTURES
CHIEF LANGALIBALELE LIFESIZE BRONZE SCULPTURE
Chief Langalibalele
The Process
Marquette
In the marquette the sculptors wanted to depict forward movement - as Langalibalele was constantly on the move with his people trying to avoid conflict.
Lifesize Clay
Langalibalele is depicted in a rough finish as it suited his character. He wore a european uniform, yet there's a lot of traditional symbolism: leopard armband as a chief, shield, knobkierie & assegaai. The rifle is to symbolise his reason for conflict with the then Colonial authorities. A waterbottle - as he was also considered a rainmaker. A goats horn in his hat to symbolise his constant communication with the ancestors.
Mould
The mould was intricate and could only be succesfully achieved by removing some parts and moulding them seperately.
Bronze & Patina
With the highly reflectictive planes of the sculpted surface - this work was a pleasure to patina. It really came to life with the highlights on the face and hands
Brief and History
Langalibalele (isiHlubi - The sun is boiling hot), also known as Mtetwa, (c1814 – 1889) was king of the amaHlubi, a Bantu tribe in what is the modern-day province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
He was born on the eve of the arrival of European settlers in the province. After conflict with the Zulu king Mpande, he fled with his people to the Colony of Natal in 1848. During the diamond rush of the 1870s, many of his young men worked on the mines in Kimberley where they acquired guns.
In 1873 the colonial authorities of Natal demanded that the guns be registered, Langalibalele refused and a stand-off ensued, resulting in a violent skirmish in which European troopers were killed. Langalibalele fled across the mountains into Basutoland, but was captured, tried and banished to Robben Island. He eventually returned to his home, but remained under house arrest.
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The Client
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National Heritage Foundation -
Location of the sculpture
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Reference
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