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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 appearance of her hair ranges from straight, curly to wooly black and combed straight back. [4] [5] Most scholarly sources suggest the name "Mami Wata" is a pidgin English derivation of "Mother Water", reflecting the goddess's title ("mother of water" or "grandmother of water") in the Agni language of Côte d'Ivoire, [6] although this etymology has been disputed by Africanist writers in ...
Kangela. Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande ( Swahili pronunciation: [n̩ˈʒiŋa] ), Nzhinga ( / nəˈzɪŋɡə /; c. 1583 – 17 December 1663) was a southwest African ruler who ruled as queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola. [ 1] Born into the ruling family of Ndongo ...
Adjoa Andoh, a Ghanian-British actress who plays Lady Danbury in Bridgerton, says of the queen’s ancestry in New African, “Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, was the descendant of an ...
The tribal marks are part of the Yoruba culture and are usually inscribed on the body by burning or cutting of the skin during childhood. [1] The primary function of the tribal marks is for identification of a person's tribe, family or patrilineal heritage. [2] [3] Other secondary functions of the marks are symbols of beauty, Yoruba creativity ...
Yvonne Jegede started her movie career in 2004 when she featured in the Nollywood movie Missing Angels. [6] Her first major camera debut came up in 2005 with her appearance in the now popular music video African Queen by 2Face Idibia. After her university education in 2012, she came back to Nollywood and starred in movies including Okafor's Law ...
Wooden maternity figure with elaborate scarification from Ndemba, Lulua Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scarification in Africa is a major aspect of African cultures and cultural practice among African ethnic groups; the practice of scarification in Africa includes the process of making "superficial incisions on the skin using stones, glass, knives, or other tools to create ...
Bir al-Kahina, Aurès [ 1] Father. Tabat [ 2] Al-Kahina ( Arabic: الكاهنة, lit. 'the diviner'), also known as Dihya, was a Berber warrior-queen of the Aurès [ 1] and a religious and military leader who lived during the seventh century AD. Her legacy has been retold through the oral tradition since her lifetime. There are various written ...