tupik
/ˈtuːpɪk/
noun
- A traditional tent or summer shelter made of animal skins or canvas, used by Inuit and other Indigenous peoples of the Arctic.
- Children helped set up the tupik by stretching the skins over the wooden frame.
- During the summer months, the family moved from their snow house to a tupik made of sealskin.
- The tupik was easy to take down and carry to the next hunting camp.