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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Performer: Salome Ndlovu, a 10-year-old Ndebele girl from Matopo District Place: Outside, windy Audience: Varies, from twenty to thirty Ndebele teenagers
Performer: Gertrude Sibanda, a 17-year-old Ndebele girl; she also performed 2S-2052, 2130, 2131, 2148, 2149, 2150, 2168, 2173, 2177, 2178, 2188, 2249, 2250, 2293, 2294, 2303, 2381, 2382, 2383, 2393, …
Performer: Elizabeth Zondo, a Ndebele woman, 60-70 years old; she also performed 2S-2156, 2157, 2486, and 2487 Place: In a house in Eva Ndlovu's kraal, 9 am Audience: Two women, …
Xhosa
Time: About 5 pm Place: In another kraal in Ngwegweni Location, Mount Ayliff District Storyteller: A Xesibe woman / She is about 40 years old Audience: Ten women, fifteen children, …
Performer: Miriam Mlotshwa, a 15-year-old Ndebele girl from Bulawayo, Tshabalala Township; she also performed 2S-2534 and 2541 Place: In a home Audience: Varies through the day
Xhosa
Performer: Mrs. Golomi Ntasambana, a Gcaleka woman. She also performed 2S-17, 24, 27, 28, 32, 42, 44, 72, 138 Place: In her home, in Nkanga, 3 pm Audience: Six children …
Xhosa
Time: About 10 am Place: In a home in Nqancule Location, Ngqamakhwe District|Storyteller: A Mfengu woman / She is about 45 to 50 years old / A fine storyteller |Audience: …
Xhosa
Performer: A Gcaleka woman, about thirty years old Place: In a home in Nkanga, 9:30 am, 4 pm Audience: Now composed of four women, one man, two children
Performer: Sithembile Sibanda, a 15-year-old Ndebele from Gokwe District Place: Outside, windy Audience: Varies, from twenty to thirty Ndebele teenagers
Xhosa
Performer: Mrs. Thekeliso, a Gcaleka woman. She also performed 3S-79, 80, 82, 85, 86, 90, 93, 103, 117, 118, 119, 123, 125, 127, 159, 160, 179, 190, 251, 275, 276 …