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[[Sarah Baartman]] (c1770s-1815) was a is an iconic figure
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[[Sarah Baartman]] (c1770s-1815) was a [[Khoi-Khoi]] woman, who was displayed as a performer in so-called freak shows in Britain and Europe.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
Also known as '''[[Sara Baartman]]''', '''[[Saartjie Baartman]]''' or the '''[[Hottentot Venus]]''', the name under which she was displayed in Europe.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
Among the plays based on her life have been:
 
 
 
''[[Kom terug, Saartjie]]'' (“Come back Saartjie”) by [[Hans Pienaar]] (2005), ''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' by [[Sylvaine Strike]] (2014).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
Among the plays based on her life have been:
 
 
 
''[[Kom terug, Saartjie]]'' (“Come back Saartjie”) by [[Hans Pienaar]] (2005), ''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' by [[Sylvaine Strike]] (2014).
 
  
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Also known as '''[[Sara Baartman]]''',  '''[[Saartjie Baartman]]''' or the '''[[Hottentot Venus]]''', the name under which she was displayed in Europe.
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
  
 
Born sometime in the period 1770s–1789 near the Gamtoos River, Eastern Cape, Dutch Cape Colony.  
 
Born sometime in the period 1770s–1789 near the Gamtoos River, Eastern Cape, Dutch Cape Colony.  
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She became celebrated at the time, despite her demeaning life (see the sources listed below), and has since become a significant  [[Griqua]] and [[Khoi-Khoi]] icon. Her story has also served as a potent political metaphor over the years.
  
 
She died in Paris, France in 1815.   
 
She died in Paris, France in 1815.   
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''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' by [[Sylvaine Strike]] (2014).
 
''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' by [[Sylvaine Strike]] (2014).
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==Sources==
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saartjie_Baartman
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saartjie_Baartman

Revision as of 06:36, 26 July 2019

Sarah Baartman (c1770s-1815) was a Khoi-Khoi woman, who was displayed as a performer in so-called freak shows in Britain and Europe.

Also known as Sara Baartman, Saartjie Baartman or the Hottentot Venus, the name under which she was displayed in Europe.

Biography

Born sometime in the period 1770s–1789 near the Gamtoos River, Eastern Cape, Dutch Cape Colony.

She became celebrated at the time, despite her demeaning life (see the sources listed below), and has since become a significant Griqua and Khoi-Khoi icon. Her story has also served as a potent political metaphor over the years.

She died in Paris, France in 1815.

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.

Cultural role

A number of literary works, plays and performance pieces have been based on her life, including:

Venus by Suzan-Lori Parks (1996)[1]

Kom terug, Saartjie (“Come back Saartjie”) by Hans Pienaar (2005),

Cargo: Precious by Sylvaine Strike (2014).


Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saartjie_Baartman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Baartman

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/sara-saartjie-baartman