Tupiq

The tupiq[1] (dual: tupiik,[2] plural: tupiit,[3] Inuktitut syllabics: ᑐᐱᖅ[4]) is a traditional Inuit tent made from seal[5] or caribou[6] skin.

An Inuk was required to kill five to ten ugjuk[1][7] (bearded seals) to make a sealskin tent.

When a man went hunting he would bring a small tent made out of five ugjuit.

After the bearded seal is killed, its fat is scraped off, then the skin is stretched to dry.

In winter, the Inuit lived in igluit when the snow was good enough to build them.