When partly buried in the snow and covered with the summer sealskin tupik it is really comfortable. |
The tupik is made of sealskins, with the hair on the inside. |
Tupik are easy to move and can be weighed down with large stones to protect against fierce Arctic winds. |
Cul-de-sac translates in Russian as tupik — a word that evokes vulnerability and danger, a dead end with no escape. |