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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Zulu
Performer: A Zulu woman, 45-50 years old; she also performed 2S-1000 Place: In the home of Asilita Philisiwe Khumalo, a Zulu woman, about 50 years old Audience: Three women, five …
Performer: Reinah Ndlovu, a Ndebele girl from Filabuzi District Place: In a home Audience: Varies through the day
Performer: Patricia Sibanda, a 16-year-old Ndebele girl; she also performed 2S-2723 Place: In a house Audience: Five Ndebele girls
Xhosa
Time: About 4:30 pm Place: In a kraal--outside, under a tree--in Sigidi Location, Engcobo District, except that the audience has now moved into a home (it is very windy outside), …
Xhosa
Time: About 12:30 pm Place: Inside a home in Kanyayo Location, Bizana District Storyteller: A Mpondo woman / She is about 40 years old / She also performed 1S-1116 Audience: …
Xhosa
Time: About 3:30 pm Place: In a home in Guse Location, Elliotdale District Storyteller: A Bomvana woman / She is about 40 years old / She also performed 1S-2454 Audience: …
Xhosa
Time: About 9:45 am Place: In a home in Nqancule Location, Ngqamakhwe District|Storyteller: A Mfengu woman / She is about 40 years old |Audience: about sixty women, twenty men, thirty …
Xhosa
Time: About 1 pm Place: Outside, in another kraal in Gcina Location, Centane District Storyteller: A Ngqika woman / She is about 50 years old Audience: Now includes about twenty …
Zulu
Time: About 8 am Place: In the Swedish Lutheran Mission House in the Ekuthuleni part of Ntonjaneni District Storyteller: A Zulu boy, a Zulu / He is about 13 years …
Xhosa
Time: About 1 pm Place: Inside a home in Kanyayo Location, Bizana District Storyteller: / She is about 45 years old / She also performed 1S-1118 Audience: Fifteen women, twenty …