Saartijie Baartman From Khoisan Was Exhibited For Her Large Buttocks In 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 name that was later attributed to at least one. The reason was that baartman, also known as sara or saartjie, had what was called "steatopygia", resulting in extremely protuberant buttocks due to a build up of fat.
The Black Social History Black Social History Afro South African Saartijie baartman from khoisan was exhibited for her large buttocks in europe. sarah baartman was born in 1780, her names were saartjie or sawtche or ssehura which means diminutive form. was from the khoikhoi nomadic ethnic group that lived in the eastern region of the cape colony in present day south africa. sarah was 4 ft 7in tall. 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. such mistreatment was allowed to take place because the white society of the time regarded african. The over sexualization of black women can be traced back to the 1800s when sarah baartman’s (born saartjie bartman) buttocks were exhibited across europe to entertain caucasian europeans. the origin of sarah baartman. sarah was born in 1787 to khoisan parents and was given the name “ssehura” at birth. Gamtoos river, eastern cape,south africa. date of death: 29 december 1815. sara ‘saartjie’ baartman was born in 1789* at the gamtoos river in what is now known as the eastern cape. she belonged to the cattle herding gonaquasub group of the khoikhoi. sara grew up on a colonial farm where her family most probably worked as servants.
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