La Belle Hottentot, a 19th century French print of Baartman.
A caricature of Baartman drawn in the early 19th century.
Baartman, pictured next to a chair and a goura.
Baartman's exhibition poster in London.
A Pair of Broad Bottoms, a caricature by William Heath from 1810.
Illustration of Baartman taken from Volume II of the Illustrations of the Natural History of Mammals. It is found between the representations of a Corsican mouflon (female), and a langur (male).
Plaque at Baartman's grave.
Saartjie Baartman's grave, on a hill overlooking Hankey in the Gamtoos River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Signboard at the grave, including the poem by Diana Ferrus.
Sarah Baartmann's last resting place.
A caricature of Baartman drawn in the early 19th century.
Baartman, pictured next to a chair and a goura.
Baartman's exhibition poster in London.
A Pair of Broad Bottoms, a caricature by William Heath from 1810.
Illustration of Baartman taken from Volume II of the Illustrations of the Natural History of Mammals. It is found between the representations of a Corsican mouflon (female), and a langur (male).
Plaque at Baartman's grave.
Saartjie Baartman's grave, on a hill overlooking Hankey in the Gamtoos River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Signboard at the grave, including the poem by Diana Ferrus.
Sarah Baartmann's last resting place.
"...she is dressed in a colour as nearly resembling her skin as possible. The dress is contrived to exhibit the entire frame of her body, and the spectators are even invited to examine the peculiarities of her form."
"Her personality was lively, her memory good and, after a gap of some weeks, she recognised someone she had seen only the once. She spoke reasonable Dutch, which she had learned in The Cape, knew some English, and was beginning to say a few words in French. She danced according to the fashion of her own country, and played on the instrument they call the 'jew's harp' quite by ear....her shoulders, back, and upper chest were graceful...Her arms (rather slender) were very well-made, and her hand charming. Her foot was also very pretty...."
"Sartjee is 22 Years old is 4 feet 10 Ins high, and has (for an Hoteentot) a good capacity. She lived in the occupation of a Cook at the Cape of Good Hope. Her Country is situated not less than 600 Miles from the Cape the Inhabitants of which are rich in Cattle and sell them by barter for a mere trifle"
Her skeleton, preserved genitals and brain were placed on display in Paris' Musée de l'Homme[49] until 1974, when they were removed from public view and stored out of sight; a cast was still shown[50] for the following two years.
