This term refers to the Khoikhoi people, who live in the western part of South Africa. It is a Dutch colonial term, first used in the 17th century, and was based on an imitation of the sound of the Khoikhoi language. The term “Hottentot” connoted culturally backward or primitive, stereotypes that were created in the early colonial period. In the 19th century, Khoikhoi people were violently exploited. They were also put on display, as an example of a primitive type, initially as entertainment but later as part of scientific colonial knowledge. One well-known example was the so-called Hottentot Venus, Sarah Baartman, who was displayed in Europe from 1810–1815. Her remains were displayed in a French museum until 1974. Baartmans remains were returned to South Africa in 2002.