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Ookpik

/ ˈuːkpɪk /

noun

  1. a sealskin doll resembling an owl, first made in 1963 by an Inuit and used abroad as a symbol of Canadian handicrafts


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Origin of Ookpik1

from Inuktitut ukpik a snowy owl

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