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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Xhosa
Time: About 2 pm Storyteller: Mrs. Ranuga, wife of the headman (see ScheubH.02.02.37.1S-67) Audience: Ranuga's two daughters, Grace and Virginia, and other women and children
Xhosa
Time: About 10:30 am Place: In another home in Xhama Location, Mount Ayliff District Storyteller: A Xesibe woman / She is about 30 years old / While she performs, she …
Xhosa
Time: About 6 am Place: In a remote home in Kanyayo Location, Bizana District Storyteller: A Mpondo woman / She is about 35 years old Audience: Two women, two men, …
Xhosa
Performer: Mrs. Thelekiso, a Gcaleka woman. She also performed 3S-79, 80, 82, 85, 86, 90, 93, 103, 106, 117, 118, 119, 123, 125, 159, 160, 179, 190, 251, 274, 275, …
Xhosa
Performer: Nongenile Masithathu Zenani, a Gcaleka woman Place: Egadini, 10 am (until about 7 pm) Audience: Varies through the day Notes: Six and one-half hours; total now about eighteen hours. …
Xhosa
Performer: Nohatyula Miyeki, a Gcaleka woman. She also performed 2S-33, 34, 35, 98, 100, 101, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 144, 145, 146, 153, 155, 160, 162, 166, 168, 177 …
Xhosa
Time: About 10 pm Place: Outside, in a kraal in Qubeni Location, Lusikisiki District-very dark outside Storyteller: A Mpondo woman / She is about 40 years old / She also …
Xhosa
Performer: A Xesibe woman; she is about 30 years old; she also performed 2S-361 and 363 Place: In a home in Nqabeni Audience: Five women, five children, all Xesibe
Xhosa
Performer: A Xesibe woman, about 70 years old; she also performed 2S-468 and 516 Place: In the home of Manyawusa Sodidi. 9 am Audience: Now twenty women, two men, ten …
Xhosa
Performer: A Mpondo woman, 40 to 45 years old; she also performed 2S-289 and 316 Place: Outside her home in Qubeni Location, Lusikisiki District, inside now Audience: Five women, one …