Snow Goggles

Object Details

Donor Name

Edward W. Nelson

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN BAE 18TH AR, PT.1; PL. LXIV-8, P.166. 1/83 SITES INUA LOAN." FROM CARD: "44256-7. #44256 - ILLUS. IN BAE 18TH AR, PT. 1; PL. LXIV-8; P. 166. INVENTORIED 1975."

This object is on loan to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, from 2010 through 2027.

Source of the information below: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge website, by Aron Crowell, entry on this artifact https://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=573 , retrieved 12-17-2021; see web page for additional information: Snow goggles, Inupiaq. As the amount of sunshine increased in late winter and spring, people wore goggles to protect themselves from snow-blindness. This painful and debilitating condition occurs when strong ultraviolet light reflects from snow and ice, burning the retinas. Goggles have narrow slits that reduce the amount of light that can reach the wearer's eyes; on this pair, there is also a carved visor for shade.

Record Last Modified

31 Jan 2022

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Eskimo, Inupiaq

Accession Date

1880

Accession Number

80A00050

USNM Number

E44256-0

Object Type

Goggles

Place

Cape Darby, Norton Sound, Alaska, United States, North America

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Topic

Ethnology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8463276

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e36a1fd3-cfab-47b7-bcc7-4b38719880fc