inukshuk

noun

1. A structure of piled stones, used as a landmark and traditionally constructed by the Inuit, often resembling a humanoid figure.

   “The Nunavut Territory flag bears a rendering of an inukshuk in the form of a crucifix.”

   “This is a miniature copy of an inukshuk that actually stands up on a ridgeline far away in the interior, rocks piled in roughly the shape of a human, not to threaten the stranger but to guide him in country where landmarks are either too few or too many to keep straight.”