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| − | [[Sarah Baartman]] (c1770s-1815) was a is an iconic figure
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| − | She has become a famous [[Griqua]] and [[Khoi-Khoi]] icon, and has been the subject of a number of works of art, literature, theatre and film.
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| − | Also known as '''[[Sara Baartman]]''', '''[[Saartjie Baartman]]''' or the '''[[Hottentot Venus]]''', the name under which she was displayed in Europe.
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| − | A famous [[Khoi-Khoi]] icon, [[Sarah Baartman]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saartjie_Baartman], has been the subject of a number of works of art, including * plays and performance. She has had her dignity restored in death when her remains were returned from Europe and buried in the Eastern Cape on August 9 2002. This was only achieved after the [[Griqua]] people launched a campaign in 1995 to get back her remains.
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| − | Among the plays based on her life have been:
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| − | ''[[Kom terug, Saartjie]]'' (“Come back Saartjie”) by [[Hans Pienaar]] (2005), ''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' by [[Sylvaine Strike]] (2014).
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| − | She has had her dignity restored in death when her remains were returned from Europe and buried in the Eastern Cape on August 9 2002. This was only achieved after the [[Griqua]] people launched a campaign in 1995 to get back her remains.
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| − | Among the plays based on her life have been:
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| − | ''[[Kom terug, Saartjie]]'' (“Come back Saartjie”) by [[Hans Pienaar]] (2005), ''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' by [[Sylvaine Strike]] (2014).
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| − | ==Biography==
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| − | Born sometime in the period 1770s–1789 near the Gamtoos River, Eastern Cape, Dutch Cape Colony.
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| − | She died in Paris, France in 1815.
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| − | She has had her dignity restored in death when her remains were returned from Europe and buried in the Eastern Cape on August 9 2002. This was only achieved after the [[Griqua]] people launched a campaign in 1995 to get back her remains. Her remains are now interred at Vergaderingskop, Hankey, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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| − | ==Cultural role==
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| − | A number of literary works, plays and performance pieces have been based on her life, including:
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| − | ''[[Venus]]'' by [[Suzan-Lori Parks]] (1996)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_(play)]
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| − | ''[[Kom terug, Saartjie]]'' (“Come back Saartjie”) by [[Hans Pienaar]] (2005),
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| − | ''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' by [[Sylvaine Strike]] (2014).
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saartjie_Baartman
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Baartman
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| − | https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/sara-saartjie-baartman
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