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Hottentot (British and South African English / ˈ h ɒ t ən ˌ t ɒ t / HOT-ən-TOT) is a term that was historically used by Europeans to refer to the Khoekhoe, the indigenous nomadic pastoralists in South Africa. Hottentot head of Shark Island prisoner used for medical experimentation
Sarah Baartman (Afrikaans: [ˈsɑːra ˈbɑːrtman]; c. 1789 – 29 December 1815), also spelled Sara, sometimes in the diminutive form Saartje (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈsɑːrtʃi]), or Saartjie, and Bartman, Bartmann, was a Khoikhoi woman who was exhibited as a freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus, a ...
Jan 6, 2016 · A woman whose original name is not even known became Saartjie Baartman, who became The Hottentot Venus. Brought to Europe from her native Namibia in 1910, Saartjie’s enlarged hypertrophic genital organs and prominent buttocks made her a “freak show’.
Jan 7, 2016 · Baartman's promoters nicknamed her the "Hottentot Venus", with "hottentot" - now seen as derogatory - then being used in Dutch to describe the Khoikhoi and San, who together make up the peoples...
Jun 21, 2024 · Sarah Baartman (born 1789, near the Gamtoos River, Xhosa kingdom [now in Eastern Cape, South Africa]—died 1815, Paris, France) was an African woman who was enslaved and taken to Europe, where her body was put on display for paying audiences.
Jul 6, 2022 · xiv, 239 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm. The author of 'Scanty Particulars' provides the first full biography of an African woman whose allure was the talk of regency London and Paris. Originally published: 2007.
Dec 5, 2010 · Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day, and also one of the least known. As the Hottentot Venus, she was seen by Westerners as alluring and primitive, a reflection of their fears and suppressed desires.
