Wooden snow goggles and case, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

Made:
1801-1900 in North America
Wooden snow goggle case, containing 2 pairs of snow goggles 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, London

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, containing 2 pairs of snow goggles, Eskimo

A wooden case and two pairs of snow goggles made by the Inuit (Eskimo) 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
type:
snow goggles and snow goggle cases

Parts

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, Eskimo

Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A645437 Pt3
type:
case - container