Innihald Kalâdlit assilialiait - Grønlandske træsnit. The title in the Kalâtdlisut dialect of the Greenland Eskimo language and in Danish; introductory text in Danish; some illustration captions in Kalâtdlisut. The woodcuts, numbered 1-39 and one unnumbered at end, were drawn and cut by Greenlanders. Nos. 1-9 deal with the social life and customs of the Eskimos, nos. 10-39 with their legends and folk-lore. The book is the result of an experiment conducted by Hinrich Rink (1819-1893), crown inspector for southern Greenland. Many of the illustrations were done by Aron of Kangeq (Âlut Kangermio, 1822-1869), whose initials appear in the book. Rasmus Berthelsen's (1827-1901) initials also appear in the book. Some of the illustrations also appeared in Grönlandske folkesagn. Ljósprent eftir frumútgáfunni frá 1860.
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