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1900.65.5

Snow goggles of carved wood with small slit openings for the eyes.

1900.65.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Snow goggles of carved wood with small slit openings for the eyes.
Long description
From conservation card by Emma Hook 03.02.1997: Carved, wooden eye shades with integral brim. Two holes for attachment to a head band. [FC 31/03/2009]
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region [Baffin Island] Cumberland Sound
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Edmund James Peck
Field collector Church Missionary Society
PRM source Edmund James Peck
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Purchased: 03/1900
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 125 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.65.5
Research and responses

Goggles are often used in spring to protect against snow-blindness and the glare of the sun. [CW 17 9 1997]

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Religion, Death, Eye-shade, Snow Spectacles, Grave Good