275 



sought for during the spring at Angmagsalik M- G. Holm writes 

 about this 1. c. p. 82: 



«The Angmagsaet are caught during the spring in the last 

 half of May and June at Kingak in Angmagsalik Fjord. All the 

 inhabitants flock together in this place, and the tents are spread 

 on the hilly ground which is still covered by deep snow. 



The Angmagsæt are taken out of the water, from the 

 boats rowed by women, with large cylindriform scoops a httle 

 more than a foot high and broad fastened to a ca. 15 feet long 

 stake. The scoop is made of two wooden rings between Avhich 

 are placed ca. 12 bars. These bars are interwoven with fine 

 seal-skin straps, the bottom is like-wise formed by a net-work 

 of the same material. From kayaks the Angmagsæt are taken 

 with spears formed by thin wooden sticks placed closely together. 

 Every bit of ground on the rocks or on the grass is employed 

 for the drying of the fish which is then afterwards arranged, 

 drawn on strings of skin, and rolled up in large bundles to be 

 kept for winter supply.» 



«The spawn of the Angmagsæt together with other spawn 

 collected among the sea- weeds has a fine taste and is a fa- 

 vourite dish. 



The Angmagsæt generally appear before the winter ice is 

 broken up in the middle part of the fjord, while it is away both 

 from the inmost and outmost parts. As all the people winter 

 farther out at the fjord they get to the Angmagsæt-place by a 

 combined use of boats, rowed by women, and of sledges.« 



C. Kruuse told me that when saihng during the fishing- 

 season past Kingak, one can see the Angmagsæt sport by 

 thousands on the surface of the water near land. He never 

 observed any exceptional mortality among the fishes during or 

 after spawning time. 



All the inhabited district has been named after this fish; Angmagsalik 

 means namely: «Having Angmagsat». 



