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 …
Xhosa
Time: About 8 pm Place: In a home in Mgugwani Location, Lusikisiki District Storyteller: A Mpondo man / He is about 18 years old Audience: Three teenage boys, about ten …
Xhosa
Performer: Nohatyula Miyeki, a Gcaleka woman, about 65 years old. She also performed 2S-33, 35, 98, 100, 101, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 144, 145, 146, 153, 155, 160, 161, …
Xhosa
Time: About 1:30 pm Place: In another home in Guse Location, Elliotdale District Storyteller: A Bomvana woman / She is about 35 years old / She also performed 1S-2487 and …
Xhosa
Performer: Mrs. Golomi Ntasambana's 12-year-old daughter, a Gcaleka girl. She also performed 2S-18 Place: In Mrs. Ntasambana's home, in Nkanga Audience: Five children and teenagers, Mrs. Ntasambana Notes: She receives …
Xhosa
Performer: Nongenile Masithathu Zenani, a Gcaleka woman Place: Egadini at first, edongeni in the afternoon (rain), 10 am (until about 6 pm) Audience: Varied throughout the day Notes: Six and …
Xhosa
Time: About 2 pm Place: In a home in Sigidi Location, Engcobo District, on a very hot day Storyteller: A Thembu woman / She is about 40 years old / …
Xhosa
Time: About 9 am Place: Outside, in a kraal in Gunqwani Location, Lusikisiki District Storyteller: A Mpondo woman / She is about 60 years old / She also performed 1S-836 …
Xhosa
Performer: A Mpondo woman, 40 to 45 years old; she also performed 2S-288 and 289 Place: In Macutsha Sidima's home, 11:30 am Audience: Now ten women, two men, ten children, …
Xhosa
Time: About 5 pm Place: Outside, in a kraal in Guse Location, Elliotdale District Storyteller: A Bomvana woman / She is about 45 years old / She also performed 1S-2368 …
Xhosa
Time: 3 pm Storyteller: Atwell Buti / Xhosa / Gqwashu (Lawu, or Gqunukhwebe) / 68 years old / Works at Jagger's wholesalers, a laborer / A bard of Langa Township …
Xhosa
Time: About 12:30 pm Place: In a home in Senthubi Location, Engcobo District Storyteller: A Thembu woman / She is about 45 years old / She also performed 1S-2634, 2639, …
Xhosa
Time: About 11 am Place: In a home in Nqancule Location, Ngqamakhwe District. Sitting on mats on the floor.|Singers: Mfengu women|Songs: Audience: Now includes about thirty women, ten men, twenty …
Xhosa
Time: About 11:30 am Place: In a home in Guse Location, Elliotdale District Storyteller: A Bomvana woman / She is about 60 years old / She also performed 1S-2427 Audience: …
Xhosa
Outside, in the kraal of headman Ndumiso (England) Bhotomane, Rwantsana Location, Centane District See Section 40, Tape 10, Side 2 (1S-589) Time: 10 am Speaker: Ndumiso (England) Bhotomane / He …
Xhosa
Time: About 2 pm Place: Along a road in Manyube Location, Centane District-many splendid valleys nearby; below is the confluence of the Qhora and Qwaninga Rivers; in the distance is …
Xhosa
Time: About 2 pm Place: In another home in the Mapondweni part of Lubaleko Location, Mount Ayliff District Storyteller: A Xesibe woman / She is about 60 years old / …
Xhosa
Performer: Macitibunga Macutsha Sidima, a Mpondo woman, 50 years old; she also performed 2S- 184, 185, 189, 190, 195, 196, 204, 205, 209, 210, 211, 212, 217, 220, 227, 241, …
Xhosa
Time: About 11 am Place: In a home in Guse Location, Elliotdale District Storyteller: A Bomvana woman / She is about 40 years old / She also performed 1S-2170 Audience: …
Xhosa
Time: About 2 pm Place: In a home in Caca Location, Engcobo District Storyteller: A Thembu woman / She is about 50 years old / She also performed 1S-2684 Audience: …
Xhosa
Performer: Yisika, a sixteen-year-old Gcaleka boy. He also performed 2S-85, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97 Place: In another home in Nkanga Audience: Two women, two men, ten teenagers, fifteen children
Xhosa
Time: About 10 am Place: In a home in Guse Location, Elliotdale District Storyteller: A Bomvana woman / She is about 35 years old / She also performed 1S-2468 Audience: …
Xhosa
Time: About 10 am Place: In the Nqabeni part of Lubaleko Location, Mount Ayliff District-on a mountain slope overlooking a valley, in a home Storyteller: A Xesibe woman / She …
Xhosa
Performer: A Gcaleka woman, about thirty-five years old. She also performed 2S-124 Place: Outside, by a kraal, 10am Audience: Eight women, four teenagers, ten children, audience varies during the day
Xhosa
Time: About 9 am Place: Along a road in Guse Location, Elliotdale District Storyteller: A Bomvana woman / She is about 55 years old / She also performed 1S-2122, 2124, …
Xhosa
Time: About 12:30 pm Place: In another home in Lubaleko Location, Mount Ayliff District Storyteller: / She is about 30 years old / She also performed 1S-1213 Audience: Six women, …
Xhosa
Performer: A Xesibe boy; he is 12 years old; he also performed 2S-355-356, 358 Place: In a field in Mount Ayliff, 5 pm, windy Audience: Ten teenagers and children, all …
Xhosa
Time: 3 pm Storyteller: Macinepa Ngcibi / Mpondomise / She is 40 years old Audience: About twenty women, six or seven men, twenty children Outside a home, in a clearing
Xhosa
Performer: Nomatshedi, a Gcaleka woman. She also performed 3S-29, 31, 42, 43, 51, 55, 66, 68, 94 Place: Outside, along a path Audience: Nombongi
Xhosa
Performer: A Xesibe woman; she is about 30 to 35 years old; she also performed 2S-372 Place: Outside, in a kraal in Sidakeni Location, across the Umzimhlava River Audience: Varies
Xhosa
Performer: A Xesibe woman, about 25 years old; she also performed 2S-485 Place: The lawn of the area trading shop, 3:30 pm Audience: One Xesibe child Notes: On cine
Xhosa
Time: About 10 am Place: In a home in Guse Location, Elliotdale District Storyteller: A Bomvana woman / She is about 45 years old / She also performed 1S-2467 Audience: …
Xhosa
Performer: Mrs. Golomi Ntasambana, a Gcaleka woman. She also performed 2S-3, 17, 24, 27, 28, 42, 44, 72, 138 Place: In Mrs. Ntasambana's home, in Nkanga, noon Audience: Six women, …
Xhosa
Time: About 2:30 pm Place: Outside, in another kraal near Mazeppa Bay, this one on top of a hill overlooking the Indian Ocean, in Gcina Location, Centane District Storyteller: A …
Xhosa
Time: About 3:30 pm Storyteller: A Mpondomise girl / She is 10 years old Audience: ten women, five men, four teenage boys (about 16), two teenage girls (16), fifteen children …
Xhosa
Performer: Tombi Mayida Macutsha, daughter of Macitibunga Macutsha Sidima, 35 to 40 years old, a Mpondo woman; she also performed 2S-213, 214, 221, 222, 223, 246, 257, 281, 286, 290, …
Xhosa
Time: About 9:30 am Place: In a home in Sipolweni Location, Mount Ayliff District Storyteller: A Xesibe woman / She is about 45 years old Story: "Intak' eny' amasi" Audience: …
Xhosa
Time: About 2 pm Place: Nobanda School, Nculu Location, a school of 104 pupils, two teachers, Sub-B and Sub-A. Sub-A has gone home for the day; the Sub-B pupils are …
Xhosa
Time: About 10 am Place: In a home in Nculu Location (the community nearest Ngqamakhwe town) Ngqamakhwe District, Transkei. A woman is mixing mud outside to make bricks. The storytelling …
Xhosa
Performer: A Gcaleka woman, about thirty-five years old Place: Outside, near a kraal Audience: Four women, three men, twelve children and teenagers Notes: Slide #3
Xhosa
Performer: Manyawusa Sodidi, a Mpondo woman; she is about 60 or 65 years old; she also performed 2S-378, 379, 380, 381, 432, 433, 436, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 451, …