From Javanese Court to African Grave: How Noriman Became Tuan Skapie, 1717-1806

This article assembles clues related to the life and impact of an eighteenth century exile to Cape Town known as Oupa or Tuan Skapie (Grandpa/ Lord Sheepy). Remembered as a slave sent from Java in the 1770s who tended herds and dug wells on the slopes of Signal Hill in between periods of meditation,...

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Main Author: Michael Laffan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McGill University 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies
Online Access:https://jiows.mcgill.ca/article/view/19