Specimens of Bushman Folklore
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Specimens of Bushman Folklore is a seminal 1911 collection of |Xam (San/Bushman) oral narratives, myths, and cultural records compiled and translated by Lucy Lloyd and Wilhelm Bleek, foundational to the study of southern African indigenous folklore and language.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Specimens of Bushman Folklore canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Specimens of Bushman Folklore Context triple: [Lucy Lloyd, notableWork, Specimens of Bushman Folklore]
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The Twa Herds
"The Twa Herds" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and clerical disputes in 18th-century Scotland.
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West ǃXóõ
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C.
Havasupai Ethnography
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Forest of the Pygmies
Forest of the Pygmies is a young adult adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows journalist Kate Cold and her companions on a perilous journey into an African jungle to confront slavery and corruption.
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E.
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Specimens of Bushman Folklore Target entity description: Specimens of Bushman Folklore is a seminal 1911 collection of |Xam (San/Bushman) oral narratives, myths, and cultural records compiled and translated by Lucy Lloyd and Wilhelm Bleek, foundational to the study of southern African indigenous folklore and language.
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A.
The Twa Herds
"The Twa Herds" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and clerical disputes in 18th-century Scotland.
-
B.
West ǃXóõ
West ǃXóõ is a regional variety of the ǃXóõ language, a Tuu (Khoisan) language known for its extremely rich system of click consonants spoken in parts of Botswana and Namibia.
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C.
Havasupai Ethnography
Havasupai Ethnography is a seminal anthropological study that provides a comprehensive account of the culture, social organization, and lifeways of the Havasupai people of the Grand Canyon region.
-
D.
Forest of the Pygmies
Forest of the Pygmies is a young adult adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows journalist Kate Cold and her companions on a perilous journey into an African jungle to confront slavery and corruption.
-
E.
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is an influential 1981 experimental album by David Byrne and Brian Eno, renowned for its pioneering use of sampling and found vocals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ ethnographic work ⓘ folklore collection ⓘ |
| author |
Lucy Lloyd
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Wilhelm Bleek ⓘ |
| basedOn |
fieldwork by Lucy Lloyd
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fieldwork by Wilhelm Bleek ⓘ |
| compiler |
Lucy Lloyd
ⓘ
Wilhelm Bleek ⓘ |
| contains |
charms
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cosmogonic myths ⓘ cultural records ⓘ folktales ⓘ myths ⓘ narratives about animals ⓘ oral narratives ⓘ prayers ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| documents |
belief systems of the |Xam
ⓘ
oral literature of the |Xam ⓘ social customs of the |Xam ⓘ vocabulary of the |Xam language ⓘ |
| field |
African studies
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anthropology ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOnEthnicGroup |
San people
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linked to:
San peoples
|Xam people ⓘ |
| focusesOnLanguage | |Xam language ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later research on San peoples
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scholarship on African oral literature ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
foundational text for the study of southern African indigenous folklore
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foundational text for the study of |Xam language ⓘ seminal work on Bushman folklore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| subject |
Bushman mythology
ⓘ
San folklore ⓘ ethnography ⓘ legends ⓘ linguistics ⓘ myths ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ southern African indigenous cultures ⓘ |Xam folklore ⓘ |
| timeOfMaterialCollected | 19th century ⓘ |
| title | Specimens of Bushman Folklore ⓘ |
| translator |
Lucy Lloyd
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Wilhelm Bleek ⓘ |
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