Native American, Pacific Northwest (USA and Canada), Alaska, Inuit, ca. mid 20th century CE. A wonderful pair of snow goggles, hand-carved from cedar, worn to protect one from snow blindness. Carved to fit the wearer's face, these goggles have narrow horizontal slits so that only some light will filter through the openings. The slits are this narrow in order to improve the wearer's visual acuity by reducing the harsh glare. A pair of drilled holes on either end of the eye covers hold the terminals of a thick leather head strap with slender strands knotted in the middle. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 7" W x 1.5" H (17.8 cm x 3.8 cm); 3.75" H (9.5 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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#136360

Surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age, with light roughness across obverse and reverse, and expected desiccation to leather strap, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits within eye slits. Old inventory number written on tape fragment behind one eye slit.