Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 149
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136 Mac took flashlight of the [illegible] women and then of the men. After this, the native drum (Kee-lau-tee) was gotten out by Mac and Alma sang, followed by Enaluh and lustily by Anadwah who could not resist. She had come to see the fun, with cunning little Tatara masked in her hood. They sang two songs, I judged, both in a minor key and seem- ingly without distinct words. The drum is simply a membrane stretched over an oval frame and beaten with an ivory or bone wand. It is a small affair 15" or 16" long and is the only native musical in- strument of the tribe, Mac says Almah is the best singer of the crowd and her voice is not bad. The boys complained that their legs were cold in the long canvas and the women that theirs were hot in the bearskin pants. 24 November Friday. Av-11.6° C5, E5; 0, E5; 0, N27; 0, N27; WNE6. Max -9° -12°; -12°; -11.1°; -11°; -12.1°. min -12.8° A stormy, disagreeable day air being thick with driving snow. Walked to Dog Is. and back, wind very strong out in fjord. Could not see a leaf mile. Mac is enlarging his vocabulary every day and learn a lot about the claims. I developed three rolls of films. all good.