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Ookpik [< Esk. ukpik snowy owl] Trademark 
n. a doll resembling an owl, first made of sealskin by an Eskimo in 1963, subsequently adopted as a symbol in Canadian handicrafts exhibits abroad, and now being mass-produced under permit for general sale. [See picture at Ookpik.]
See also: Toonik (def. 3) Sikusi
- 1964 Ookpik . . . was originally "invented" by an unnamed Eskimo at Fort Chimo eight months ago, and northern affairs included him in their handicraft catalogue. . . .
- 1966 We plan to use Ookpik, a distinctively Canadian symbol, and hope the idea may catch on nationally.
- 1964 Ookpik . . . was originally "invented" by an unnamed Eskimo at Fort Chimo eight months ago, and northern affairs included him in their handicraft catalogue. . . .