Who? What? Where?
I read an article today on the BBC website, describing how a Khoisan native woman, who had been "paraded" around Europe in the 19th century was finally buried today in Cape Town. Khoisan are traditionally hunter-gatherers native to the southern tip of Africa. The Khoisan woman was treated as an oddity by Europeans, with her extra fat storage in her buttocks, and displayed as a freak.
[This is where the back of my brain mutters "Typical 19-century Europeans". Sigh.]
Interesting folks, Khoisan.
- Read more about Khoisan peoples
- Their languages
- Read More at Iziko, the Museums of Cape Town
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