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[Source - Henry Fagan for FHYA, 2022: A digitised copy of S.E.K. Mqhayi's book. The book is written in isiXhosa. It is unclear what edition of the book this is, but it is not the first edition. Set during the time of King Hintsa, it tells the fictional story of a pair of twins in legal dispute over their inheritance. The book also comments on the practice of ingqithi, or "finger cutting".]
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Ityala Lama-Wele
[ Source of title : FHYA using Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi's material ]
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Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
This book was digitised without a front cover.
[Source - Henry Fagan for FHYA, 2022: Written by S.E.K. Mqhayi before 1914. This copy was published in 1931 by The Lovedale Press in Alice. A copy was acquired by UCT libraries at an unknown date. It was digitised by Ibali Digital Collections UCT at an unknown date. Acquired by FHYA in December 2021. Uploaded by Benathi Marufu for FHYA in February 2022.]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2022- | Digitised by UCT Libraries in December 2021 |
| UCT Libraries | Digitisation | 2022 | |
| UCT Libraries | Custody | [19-?] | |
| The Lovedale Press | Publication | 1931 | |
| Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi | Writing | before 1914 |
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