The Life And Times Of South African Sara Saartjie Baartman Africa

The Life And Times Of South African Sara вђњsaartjieвђќ Baartman Africa 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. 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.

Sarah Baartman The Tragic Life Of A South African Woman Slave 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. Synopsis. the film concerns a woman named sarah baartman during colonial times. set between 1810 and 1815, the documentary relates the true story of a 20 year old woman travelling to london from cape town. a member of the khoekhoe people, the woman was exhibited as a freak across england and became known as the hottentot venus. Sara saartjie baartman died in paris on december 29, 1815 at the age of 26 for unknown reasons. even after her death, many of her body parts would go on display at the musée de l’homme (museum of man), in paris to support racist theories about people of african ancestry. some of the body parts remained on display until 1974. The 2010 film black venus and the 1998 documentary the life and times of sara baartman have covered her story. even for those outside south africa who are unaware of baartman, there have been.