Selections from the Harold E. Scheub Collection
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Harold Scheub was the Evjue-Bascom Professor of Humanities in the Department of African Languages and Literature and one of the world's leading scholars in African oral traditions and folklore. To record oral traditions he walked more than 6000 miles through South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho. Dr. Scheub published more than two dozen books and more than 70 articles.
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Swati
Performer: Ivis Zodwa Nkambule, a Swati girl; she also performed 2S-1690, 1694, 1698, 1727, 1728, 1734, 1841, 1842, 1845, 1847, 1905, 1908, and 1914 Place: Outside, near Ngwane Central Secondary …
Swati
Time: About 12:30 pm Place: In a home in Nyaniso Location, Matatiele District Storyteller: A Hlubi woman / She is about 60 years old / She also performed 1S-1770 and …
Swati
Performer: Maria Manana, a Swati girl, 11 years old, second grade; she also performed 2S-1342 Place: In a Mliba home, 3 pm Audience: Twelve Swati children
Swati
Performer: Jerome Fakudze, a Swati man, 20 years old, form three; he also performed 2S-1420, 1423, 1459, 1466, 1511, 1515, 1548, 1553, 1584, 1586, 1618, 1619, 1622, 1623, 1679, 1681, …
Swati
Performer: A Swati woman; she is 35-40 years old; she also performed 2S-1649 and 1655 Place: Outside, in his kraal, 8 am Audience: Three women, two men, five children, all …
Swati
Performer: A Zulu man, 25-30 years old; he also performed 2S-1794, 1795, 1929, and 1930 Place: In the house of Lena Mkhonza, the 35-year-old Zulu woman who performed 2S-1701, 1702, …
Swati
Performer: A Swati woman, about 25 years old; she also performed 2S-1147 Place: Outside, in another kraal, 10:30 am Audience: One woman, one man, two children, all Swati
Swati
Time: About 9 am Place: In a home in the headman's kraal in Lutshikini Location, Mount Frere District, deep in a valley Storyteller: A Bhaca woman / She is about …
Swati
Performer: Phindile Mabuza, an 11-year-old Zulu girl; she also performed 2S-1708, 1709, 1719, 1750, 1751, 1803, 1829, and 1953 Place: In a house in another kraal (the house of Lena …
Swati
Performer: A Swati woman, about 30 years old; she also performed 2S-1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1332, 1333, and 1334 Place: In Sarah Dlamini's home, noon Audience: Five women, three children, …