Wooden snow goggles and case

Wooden snow goggles and case Wooden snow goggle case, containing 2 pairs of snow goggles

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Wooden snow goggle case, containing 2 pairs of snow goggles
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wooden snow goggle case featuring painted scene on inner lid, containing 2 pairs of snow goggles, Inuit (originally described as 'Eskimo'), c.1801-1900

A wooden case and two pairs of snow goggles made by the Inuit people of the Arctic region of North America, c. 1801-1900. The Inuit first developed this type of snow goggles about 2000 years ago to protect the wearer against snow blindness.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A645437
Materials:
pine and rawhide
Measurements:
length 237 mm
width 89 mm
depth 64 mm
type:
snow goggles and snow goggle cases

Parts

Snow Goggles, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

Snow Goggles, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

Wooden snow goggles, with 2 slits incorporating eye shade, Inuit (originally described as 'Eskimo'), c.1801-1900

Measurements:
length 135 mm
height 37 mm
slits: length 37 mm
slits: height 2 mm
eye shade: length 135 mm
eye shade: depth 15 mm
Materials:
wood and sinew, ? material
Object Number:
A645437 Pt1
type:
snow goggles
Snow Goggles, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

Snow Goggles, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

Oval wooden snow goggles, Inuit (originally described as 'Eskimo'), c.1801-1900

Measurements:
cup: length 64 mm
cup: height 41 mm
slit: length 44 mm
slit: height 3 mm
Materials:
walnut and grass
Object Number:
A645437 Pt2
type:
snow goggles
Wooden Case for Snow Goggles, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

Wooden Case for Snow Goggles, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

Wooden case for snow goggles case featuring painted scene on inner lid showing dwelling, sledge, canoe and sailing boat, Inuit (originally described as 'Eskimo'), c.1801-1900

Measurements:
overall (estimate): 60 mm x 240 mm x 90 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A645437 Pt3
type:
case - container