Ajaguttaq singing a satirical song about his challenger in a drum duel. Jens Kreutzmann, ca. 1860. Photo: Greenland National Museum and Archives.
This example of Greenlandic handwriting captions a drawing by the native artist Jens Kreutzmann. It is the oldest known depiction from Greenland of a drum song. The spelling does not correspond to any Greenlandic orthography. Below is a Danish translation.
Title
Ajaguttaq singing a satirical song
Region
Published
1860s
Literature
Grønnow, B. (31 March 2012). Inuit drum history longer than realised. In ScienceNordic. Retrieved 20 September 2026 from sciencenordic.com