Qarmaq (plural: "qarmat")[1] is an Inuktitut term for a type of inter-seasonal,[2] single-room family dwelling used by Inuit. To the Central Inuit of Northern Canada, it refers to a hybrid of a tent and igloo, or tent and sod house. Depending on the season, the lower portion was constructed of snow blocks or stone, while the upper portion used skins or canvas.[3] To the Kalaallit of Greenland, qarmaq refers to the dwelling's wall.[4] Qarmaq were built in the transitional seasons of fall and spring with a circular wall of stone, sod, or blocks of snow, a framework usually made from animal bones, which were covered with a skin.[5]
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