{"id":13561,"date":"2026-01-14T09:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museemedecine.be\/lobject-du-mois-le-botocudo\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:50:37","slug":"lobject-du-mois-le-botocudo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museemedecine.be\/en\/lobject-du-mois-le-botocudo\/","title":{"rendered":"Object of the Month: The Botocudo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0Object of the Month \u2013 January: Brigitte\u2019s Favorite <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tf4\/1\/16\/2728.png\" alt=\"\u2728\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In the 19th century, some anatomical wax models, such as this Botocudo bust, were used to represent human diversity through a scientific vision shaped by a colonial perspective. Today, these works invite us to take a critical look at the past.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t6e\/1\/16\/1f4ac.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcac\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Why this object?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cFrom the moment I arrived at the Museum, I found it beautiful and very realistic\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tc8\/1\/16\/1f440.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc40\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Want to learn more?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/1f449.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc49\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Visit the Museum!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] \u00a0Object of the Month \u2013 January: Brigitte\u2019s Favorite In the 19th century, some anatomical wax models, such as this Botocudo bust, were used to represent human diversity through a scientific vision shaped by a colonial perspective. 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