Snow Goggles

Object/Artifact

Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Snow Goggles

Entry/Object ID

2490

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Luella R. Kreider

Notes

Source: Purchased in Alaska, Belonged to niece of donor, Martha J. Rudnick.

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Date made

1960

Place

State

Alaska

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Diameter

27 in

Material

Seal hide, horn glass

Exhibitions

Curator Pick of the Month

250th Exhibition

General Notes

Note

Glasses like these were traditionally made from carved bone or driftwood and were used to prevent snow blindness. This occurs when ultraviolet rays from the sun reflect off the surface of the snow. Wearing these increase visibility because of the forced squinting occuring, so the wearer can see for farther distances the wider the eye slits are cut. Ash or gunpowder was sometimes smeared inside the eye pieces in order to further reduce glare. from Beyond Buckskin: About Native American Fashion website L. Bros 2/16/18