Snow goggles

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Snow goggles with shade or visor
Eastern Arctic
Wood and leather

Donor unrecorded
Museum number 1969-53

Snow blindness occurs when both the direct sunlight and glare from the snow is too intense for the human eye. It is a painful condition which hinders hunting, a matter of life and death to the Inuit. The narrow slits reduced the harmful light and improved visibility.