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: A Swati woman, 25-30 years old; she also performed 2S-1559, 2565, and 1570 Place: Outside, in a kraal, 9:30 am Audience: Three women, two men; the audience grows to …
Performer: Agnes Ncube, a Ndebele woman, about 35 years old; she also performed 2S-2054, 2055, 2056, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2078, 2079, 2094A, 2095, 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099, 2100, 2101, 2102, …
Zulu
Time: About noon Place: In a home in the Biyela part of Entonjaneni District, in the Biyela area Storyteller: A Zulu woman, a Biyela / She is about 30 years …
Zulu
Performer: A Zulu woman, 35-40 years old; she also performed 2S-889, 890, 903, 904, 924, 934, 960, 961, and 980 Place: In the home of storyteller from 2S-901, a Zulu …
Swati
Performer: Enoch Dlamini, a Swati man, about 40 years old; he also performed 2S- 1572, 1573, 1574, 1575, 1576, 1578, 1590, 1592, 1595, 1598, 1600, 1602, 1604, 1605, 1610, 1616, …
Xhosa
Time: About 3 pm Place: In another home in Guse Location, Elliotdale District Storyteller: A Bomvana woman / She is about 40 years old Audience: Fifteen women, three men, five …
Zulu
Time: About 11 am Place: In the Ndlebe part of Mahlabatini District (officially called, by the government, Mahlabatini District Reserve No. 20), a mountainous area, in a region occupied mainly …
Xhosa
Time: About 9:30 am Place: In a home in Nculu Location (the community closest to the road and to Ngqamakhwe, about two miles from the town), in Ngqamakhwe District, Transkei|Storyteller: …
Zulu
Time: About 4:30 pm Place: In another home in the Sibiya part of Mahlabatini District Storyteller: A Zulu woman, a Sibiya / She is about 40 years old Audience: Fifteen …
Xhosa
Time: About 4:30 pm Place: In another home in Guse Location, Elliotdale District Storyteller: A Bomvana woman / She is about 45 years old / She also performed 1S-2188 Audience: …