2013年12月,曼德拉在约翰内斯堡住所去世。下葬前一天,一尊价值74万美元的曼德拉雕像举行了揭幕仪式。一位工人在给雕像做维护时,发现雕像耳朵里藏了一只“小兔子”。政府的调查组随后证实,是负责该雕像的艺术家普林斯鲁和范伏伦刻的。“我们为自己的行为向政府和民众道歉,署名是我们的正当权利,可政府不同意这样做,这才想出用兔子代替的。”最终,南非政府承诺在附近立一个铜牌,留下艺术家的名字。 In December 2013, Mandela’s residence in Johannesburg died. The day before the funeral, a statue of Mandela valued at $ 740,000 was held at the unveiling ceremony. A worker in the maintenance of the statue, found in the ears of the statue hidden “Bunny”. The government’s investigation team subsequently confirmed that it was written by the artists Princen and van Frenren in charge of the statue. “We apologize to the government and the people for our actions. The signatures are our legitimate rights. However, the government disagrees with this and we come up with a rabbit instead.” "In the end, the South African government promised to set up a bronze medal nearby Under the artist’s name.