Sarah Baartman
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Sarah Baartman was a Khoikhoi woman from South Africa whose exploitation in 19th-century Europe as the "Hottentot Venus" has made her a powerful symbol of racial and gendered oppression and the struggle for dignity and restitution.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khoikhoi woman
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historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hottentot Venus
NERFINISHED
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Saarjie Baartman NERFINISHED ⓘ Saartjie Baartman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sara Baartman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyDisplayedAt | Musée de l'Homme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialDate | 9 August 2002 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hankey, Eastern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
inflammatory disease
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possibly pneumonia ⓘ possibly syphilis ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | National Women's Day 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1789 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 29 December 1815 ⓘ |
| dateOfRepatriation | 2002 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Khoikhoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploitedBy | European showmen ⓘ |
| honoredBy | post-apartheid South African government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired |
artistic works about colonial exploitation
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campaigns for repatriation of human remains ⓘ scholarship on black female representation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being exhibited in Europe as the "Hottentot Venus"
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posthumous debates on dignity and restitution ⓘ symbol of gendered oppression ⓘ symbol of racial oppression ⓘ |
| name | Sarah Baartman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
domestic servant
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exhibition performer ⓘ |
| periodOfExhibition | 1810–1815 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Eastern Cape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gamtoos River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| remainsDisplayedUntil | 1974 ⓘ |
| remainsRepatriatedTo | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
anatomical study by Georges Cuvier
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scientific racism ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
colonial exploitation
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racist pseudoscience ⓘ struggle for dignity ⓘ struggle for restitution ⓘ |
| takenTo |
London
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Sarah Baartman Hall