Is Sarah Baartman still on display?

Sarah Baartman was a Khoikhoi woman who was exhibited as a freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus, a name which was later attributed to at least one other woman similarly exhibited.

Is Sarah Baartman still on display?

Sarah Baartman even though died on 29 December 1815, her exhibition continued. Her brain, skeleton and sexual organs remained on display in Paris museum until 1974. As of 2022, her remains are not on display anymore. However, the remains weren’t repatriated and buried until 2002.

Did Sarah Baartman have a medical condition?

Sarah Baartman’s body was characterized as grotesque, lascivious and obscene because of the size of her buttocks which was due to a condition called steatopygia that occurs naturally among people in arid parts of Southern Africa.

Was Sarah Baartman returned to South Africa?

Sarah Baartman was not returned to South Africa for over a century. She died in 1816 at the age of 26, but she was returned to South Africa in 2002 to be buried. This was after several parts of her body were put on exhibition in Europe for over 100 years.