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Rósa Rut Þórisdóttir recently completed her masters degree in visual anthropology at Goldsmiths College, London. She is currently working at the Stefansson Arctic Institute in Iceland. These photos were taken in 1998 in Kap Dan on the island of Kulusuk, Greenland whilst on a study tour from the University of Iceland during her undergraduate. |
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| Kulusuk during winter |
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| The town is beautifully situated surrounded by mountains |
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| Children playing on the street with a small sledge |
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| One of the classes in the school |
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| Many Greenlanders are of mixed origin, mainly Greenlandic-Danish |
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| Due to lack of soil most people are buried in megalithic style in stone burial grounds |
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| A grave on Kulusuk |
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| The dogs curl up in the snow storm |
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| Snow storm in Kulusuk |
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| Anda Kuitse drum dancer, son of Vilhelm Kuitse drum dancer, and last angakok (shaman) of Kulusuk |
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| Tala Kuitse, daughter of Anda Kuitse playing the drum for audiences |
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| Ammssa one of Kulusuk's best hunters |
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| The Arctic is photo tour.
Rósa Rut Þórisdóttir
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