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 10 am Place: Near a home, in a kraal in Mgugwani Location, Lusikisiki District Storyteller: A Mpondo woman / She is about 45 years old Audience: Three women, …
Swati
Performer: A Swati woman, 45-50 years old Place: Outside, by a path, 4 pm Audience: Four women, four children; grows to ten women, four men, ten teenagers and children, Swati …
Swati
Performer: Josephine Simelane, a Swati woman, 60 years old; she also performed 2S-1765, 1766, 1767, 1821, 1822, 1999, and 2000 Place: Audience: Two women, one man, six children; grows to …
Xhosa
Time: About 2:30 pm Place: Outside, along a path in Ngwegweni Location, Mount Ayliff District Storyteller: A Xesibe woman / She is about 40 years old / She also performed …
Xhosa
Time: About 1 pm Place: Outside, in a kraal in Manaleni Location, Lusikisiki District-very remote, overlooking the Umzimvubu River Storyteller: A Mpondo woman / She is about 30 years old …
Zulu
Time: About 11 am Place: In a home in a remote setting in the Ceza-Echibini part of Mahlabatini District, the Buthelezi area, in the midst of mountains Storyteller: A Zulu …
Zulu
Time: About 2 pm Place: In another home in this remote and mountainous area of Upper Hlabathi Location, Lusikisiki District Storyteller: A Cele boy / He is about 15 years …
Swati
Performer: Sarah Dlamini, a Swati woman, 35-40 years old; she also performed 2S- 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, …
Performer: Orlean Ndlovu, an 18-year-old Ndebele woman from Gwana District; she also performed 2S-2578, 2579, 2652, 2653, 2654, 2713, 2714, 2778, 2779, 2780, 2781, 2782, 2783, and 2784 Place: Outside …
Zulu
Time: About 5 pm Place: In another home in the Ndlebe part of Mahlabatini District, the Dlamini area Storyteller: A Zulu woman, a Dlamini / She is about 50 years …