Aron of Kangeq

Aron of Kangeq (born in Kangeq, South Greenland on April 9, 1822; died March 12, 1869) was a Greenlandic Inuit hunter, painter, and oral historian. His woodcuts and watercolors are noted for their depiction of Inuit culture and history, and the often violent encounters between Inuit and Danish colonizers. His storytelling is known to children's literature in Greenland.[1][2][3]

"Tupilak, woman and man" by Aron

References
  1. Historical dictionary of the Inuit By Pamela R. Stern, pg 32, Google Books
  2. http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com/detail/NY002/185.0%5B%5D
  3. Aron fra Kangeq, Greenland.com


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