Human zoo
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Human zoos, also known as ethnological expositions, were public displays of people, usually in a so-called "natural" or "primitive" state. They were most prominent during the 19th and 20th centuries. These displays sometimes emphasized the supposed inferiority of the exhibits' culture, and implied the superiority of "Western society", through tropes that purported marginalized groups as "savage". They then developed into independent displays emphasizing the exhibits' inferiority to western culture and providing further justification for their subjugation. Such displays featured in multiple colonial exhibitions and at temporary exhibitions in animal zoos.
A group of Igorot displayed at a human zoo during the St. Louis World's Fair
Natives of Tierra del Fuego, brought to Paris by the Maître in 1889
A caricature of Saartjie Baartman, called the Hottentot Venus. Born to a Khoisan family, she was displayed in European cities in the early 19th century.
Poster for an anthropological exhibition in Paris, c. 1870
Jardin d'Acclimatation
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The Jardin d'Acclimatation is a 19-hectare (47-acre) children's amusement park located in the northern part of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, alongside other attractions.
Inside the park
Share of the Soc. du Jardin Zoologique d'Acclimatation S. A., issued 1. July 1927