Ethnographic Description of the Eskimo Settlements 275 



Stormnæs (lat. 76° 48', long. 19° 12'). Here we found tent-rings, 

 shelters, 4 traps, permanent meat-depots, temporary meat-stores and 

 2 fire-places. 



Stormnæs is a broad, stony point, which projects out towards 

 the south in Stormbugt. It is connected by a low tongue with the 

 remaining part of Winges Kyst. A large pool contains good fresh- 

 water. 



Regarding this tenting ground Mylius-Erichsen writes in his 

 diary. 



"i^igOa stormnæs. A fox-trap ' 080 M. long, 018 M. broad and 013 M. 

 high, with flat end-stone of hornblende, l'/4 cm thick; hindmost covering 

 stone removed. A second ^ 063 M. long, 015 M. broad and 016 M. high. 

 Both lay on flat, rocky ground ; in the last-mentioned trap the end-stone had 

 been moved. A "wolf-trap' 'з, 098 M. long, 028 M. broad and 033 M. high 

 was found on solid, gravelly ground, with a solid edge of rock as the one 

 wall and ver}^ heavy stones as roof and walls. The end-stone was 3 cm 

 thick. — All 3 traps at summer tenting grounds with meat-depots* — where 

 none live in the winter, but to which the attraction is the smell of the inac- 

 cessible meat (heavj' stone-depots) — but only the meat in the traps can be 

 got at. 



The Eskimos must have clothed themselves in fox-skin pelts. 



Tent-ring*: almost circular; diameter 250 M., with stone heap*' for meat 

 near by (containing bones of animals) as also 2 small heaps of stones for 

 cooking place.' 



A meat-store* Vl-2 M. in diameter (circular)." 



When I myself wished to continue the investigations later, I 

 was summoned away owing to the departure of the Expedition. 



A number of tent-rings (383) were found on the Naze and also 

 many shelters (384), permanent meat-depots (385) and temporary 

 meat-stores (386). 



In the centre of the Naze, ca. 100 meters from the south shore, 

 lay a very large, loose stone-boulder, ca. 10 meters above the sea. 

 A wall of many large, flat stones had been built up against the south 

 side of this, whereby an almost oval space (387) had been formed, which 

 had been Г90 M. long and 125 M. broad. Regarding the height of 

 the space, I could form no certain impression, as the wall was much 

 broken down. I believe, however, that it has been ca. 1 M. high. 

 The west wall especially had been built up. Close to the east was 

 an oval, temporary meat-store (388), 2-50 M. long and IQO M. broad, 

 formed of large stones. 



On a specially built base behind these remains we found a trap 

 (389), 0-60 M. long, 016 M. broad and 016 M. high. The door open- 

 ing faced the west; the falling door had been displaced. 



' (376) Opening towards the east. - (377) Opening towards the west. ^ (378) 

 Opening towards the south. * (385). * (379). « (38О). ■ (381). » (382). 



