Ipiutak

adjective

Ip·​i·​u·​tak

ˌipēˈyüˌtak

: of or relating to an Eskimo culture in western Alaska of about a.d. 100–600 characterized by ivory carvings, finely chipped stone implements resembling Siberian artifacts, and villages of semiunderground earth lodges

Word History

Etymology

Ipiutak, locality near Point Hope, northwest Alaska, where remains of the culture were discovered

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