Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Wooden goggles with two eye slits, indentation for bridge of nose, smooth front, roughly carved back, and two holes on each side for straps. There are traces of potentially sinew fibers tied to each hole. In the back, the fibers are wrapped around a black material keeping the straps in place. The insides of the eye slits are blackened with soot or graphite, providing additional protection from the glare of the sun. Snow goggles were made out of multiple materials, including bone and various types of wood, but because wood is easier to carve and more available, it is more common. These could have been made for the tourist trade, but they also show signs of wear, indicating use. Listed as #4 in the “Catalogue of Cabinet of Articles sent by Missionaries to Mt. Hol. Fem. Sem. all before 1892” under American Indians. On the bottom of the goggles, “Esquimaux 4” and “Snow Spectacles” are written in black ink.
Tags:
indigenous people; Native American Link to share this object record:
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