African Poetics Digital Portal · Fols. 17-18, 25: short songs in original Swahili and English translation on various marriage traditions. Fols. 51-55: miscellaneous traditional songs and lullabies of the Meru in Swahili and English. Fol. 84: short song concerning M. Kikiru. Fols. 111-115: songs relating to women's institutions and traditions in Meru society and songs sung by the women's council at Githongo on Nov 30th 1943. Fol. 199: harvest song.

Fols. 17-18, 25: short songs in original Swahili and English translation on various marriage traditions. Fols. 51-55: miscellaneous traditional songs and lullabies of the Meru in Swahili and English. Fol. 84: short song concerning M. Kikiru. Fols. 111-115: songs relating to women's institutions and traditions in Meru society and songs sung by the women's council at Githongo on Nov 30th 1943. Fol. 199: harvest song.

Title: Fols. 17-18, 25: short songs in original Swahili and English translation on various marriage traditions. Fols. 51-55: miscellaneous traditional songs and lullabies of the Meru in Swahili and English. Fol. 84: short song concerning M. Kikiru. Fols. 111-115: songs relating to women's institutions and traditions in Meru society and songs sung by the women's council at Githongo on Nov 30th 1943. Fol. 199: harvest song.
Institution: University of Oxford
Collection Title: Papers of E. Mary Holding (as listed in the Rhodes House Manuscript Collections, number 983)
Creator(s): Unknown [? Meru tribes]
Collector(s): E. Mary Holding
Description/Scope and Content: Essays, memoranda and notes on customs and folklore of the Meru tribe, Kenya. Typescript.
Date: c. 1936-1940
Location: Bodleian Library (formerly Rhodes House Library)
Identifier: MSS. Afr. s. 1902
Language: [Swahili] and English
Extent: 133 ff.
Collection Type: archival collection
Level of Processing: Mixed Processing
Type of Materials/Format: paper-manuscripts
Provenance: Supplied by E. Mary Holding in March 1984
Usage: Medium (Occasional exhibit or research/educational use)