Pair Of Snow Goggles Called Yukluktaak Iñupiat Culture, Alaska Late 19th Century

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"Pair Of Snow Goggles Called Yukluktaak Iñupiat Culture, Alaska Late 19th Century "

Pair of SNOW GLASSES called yukluktaak
Iñupiat culture, Alaska
Late 19th century
Wood and pigments
H. 4.5; L. 16 cm

Pair of snow goggles in wood pigmented with black and red ochre on the fronts. They are curved and feature a horizontal hole for the eyes.
The inside of the eye sockets show traces of black pigment and are marked with two inventory or collection numbers.

These goggles, characteristic of the Far North, were used to reduce the intensity of the sun's rays and protect the retina from glare and reverberations on snow and ice floes.

Illustration photo: Iñupiaq, Alaska, circa 1925 © University of Alaska Fairbanks Archives, Yukon Presbytery Collection.

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

LP.5726

Price: 2 900 €