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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
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...
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 ...
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’.
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.
Jan 14, 2007 · The Hottentot Venus, with buttocks of enormous size and with genitalia fabled to be equally disproportionate, was part of this human menagerie. When she arrived in London in 1810, this young...
The so-called ‘Hottentot apron’ refers to an enlarged clitoris, while steatopyga is the Latin name given to large, protuberant buttocks. Sarah Bartman’s elongated labia and nymphae, obtained through the manipulation of the genitalia, were a sign of beauty among the Khoisan peoples.
