A pair of Inuit snow goggles

A pair of Inuit snow goggles

Arctic

bone of zoomorphic transformation form with a ridged brow and curved eye slits, the sides with attachment holes,

15.2cm wide, on a stand. (2)

cf. The Smithsonian Institute, USNM Number E48996-0 collected by E W Nelson from Sabotnisky, Yukon River, in 1882.

These goggles are carved in the form of an animal mask, probably that of a fox. Arctic foxes have good eyesight for hunting on land and sea ice, a quality that may have been intended to transfer to the owner whilst wearing them.