A "Hottentot" woman with large labia pudendi. Coloured engraving by J. Pass.

A "Hottentot" woman with prominent buttocks. Watercolour painting.

The Khoisan peoples of South Africa : Bushmen and Hottentots / by I. Schapera.

Khoisan medicine in history and practice / Chris Low.

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A "Hottentot" woman with prominent buttocks. Watercolour painting.

A "Hottentot" woman with large labia pudendi. Coloured engraving by J. Pass.

The Khoisan peoples of South Africa : Bushmen and Hottentots / by I. Schapera.

Khoisan medicine in history and practice / Chris Low.