9/2/034/0004 | SAHRIS

Overview

Identifiers

Inventory Number

3324DD2

Site Name

Sarah Bartmann Site, R331 Hankey, Kouga Municipality

Site Category

Burial Grounds & Graves

Monuments & Memorials

Historical/alternative Site Name

Alternate, Sarah Baartman Grave

Record Administration

Author

sahrisprojectmanager

Post date

Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:15

Last modified

Monday, October 21, 2024 - 12:25

Monuments

Monuments & Memorials Recordings

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 21:50.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/034/0004

Primary?

Off

Site Recording Admin Comments

After election in 1994 as President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela requested the repatriation of Baartman's remains and Cuvier's plaster cast.The French government eventually agreed and this happened in March 2002.The site is situated around the bushes of which it was lifestyle of Koi San to be around farm and in natural environment. Sarah was born on 1789 Gamtoosrivier ,Kouga died on 29 December 1815 ParisPurpose:Date Unveiled: 07 March 2003Designer: Chris Wilkison ArchitectBuilder: Transtruct building and civil constructorsPerson/Institution Commemorated: Sarah BaartmanRecorder Name: Fundiswa Ngindo ,Sandiswa Teyise

Classifications

Monument Type

Unknown

Description

To commomerate sarah bartmann.The return and burial Sarah Bartmann remains in the region of her birth and mother land has bought closure to her life and restored dignity to her, her ancestors and living descendants.

Contains Animal figures?

Contains Human figures?

Construction Date Comment

The original date was 2014 and the constructors didn't finish the work than -2021 new construction started over

Construction Materials

Concrete

Pedestal Material

Concrete

Event Commemorated

The treatment of Sarah Bartmann during her life and after her death speaks of suffering,disposition,sadness and loss of dignity,culture,community ,language and life .It is a symptom of inhumanity of people

Unveiled Comment

Honourable Minister of Arts and Culuture Dr Z Pallo Jordan

Inscriptions

Here lies Sarah Bartmann born in 1789 Died on 9 August 2002 buried in 2002 in Hankey

Archaeology

Archaeology Recordings

Submitted by sandiswa.mkuba on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 15:59.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/034/0004

Recording date

04/03/2014

Primary?

Structures

Built Environment Recordings

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/034/0004

Recording date

31/10/2018

Primary?

Classifications

Associated People

History of use

Use Period	Use
Historical	Unknown	View
Current	Unknown	View

Location

Mapping

-33.837236, 24.884908

Eastern Cape

Sarah Baartman
Kouga

Land Parcel Details

Type of land parcel

Farm

Land Parcel Reference

Erf/Farm No: 3164
Erf/Farm Portion: n/a
Address:
n/a n/a
Hankey

Access details

It's not on public space we asked permission to the reception

Gradings

Grading

Autoid

Grading - 248665

Submitted by

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.

Grading

Grade I

GradingComment

archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

Statement of Significance

The site has spiritual, cultural, social, and historical significance._x000D_
_x000D_
The treatment of Sarah Bartmann during her life and after her death speaks of suffering, dispossession, sadness and loss of dignity, culture, community, language and life. It is a symptom of the inhumanity of people._x000D_
_x000D_
The return and burial of Sarah Bartmann's remains in the region of her birth and Motherland has brought closure to her life and restored dignity to her, her ancestors and living descendants. The site should serve as a symbol to all South Africans and the world to strive towards recognizing past injustices to Khoi-San people, to women and vulnerable communities and to work towards building a nation that shows respect to human life, human rights and human dignity.

Declarations

Declaration

DeclarationName

Declaration - 218507

Declaration Type

National Heritage Site

Declaration Description

28 No.30987 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25 APRIL 2008
No. 460 25 April 2008
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE
SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY
DECLARATION OF THE BURIAL SITE OF SARAH BARTMANN AS A
NATIONAL HERITAGE SITE
By virtue of the powers vested in the South African Heritage Resources Agency in terms
of section 27(7) of the National Heritage Resources Act, 25 of 1999, SAHRA hereby
declares the burial site of Sarah Bartmann situated on erf 3164, Hankey, Kouga
Municipality, Eastern Cape Province as a National Heritage Site.
SIGNIFICANCE
The site has spiritual, cultural, social, and historical significance.
The treatment of Sarah Bartmann during her life and after her death speaks of suffering,
dispossession, sadness and loss of dignity, culture, community, language and life. It is a
symptom of the inhumanity of people.
The return and burial of Sarah Bartmann's remains in the region of her birth and
Motherland has brought closure to her life and restored dignity to her, her ancestors and
living descendants. The site should serve as a symbol to all South Africans and the world
to strive towards recognizing past injustices to Khoi-San people, to women and
vulnerable communities and to work towards building a nation that shows respect to
human life, human rights and human dignity.