((National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (8304). Photo by NMAI Photo Services)) Inuit snow goggles from Alaska. Made from carved wood, 1880-1890 (top) and Caribou antler ...
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Did you know that goggles and sunglasses are not the same? Though it may not seem obvious, the two have completely different origins and purposes. While sunglasses are tinted glasses that protect the ...
Inuit snow goggles from Alaska. Made from carved wood, 1880-1890 (top) and Caribou antler 1000-1800 (bottom) (Wikimedia Commons/Jaredzimmerman (WMF)) Springtime in the Arctic is beautiful. The sun ...
What it tells us about the past: These goggles, crafted by the Thule people who lived in Alaska and northern Canada around 800 to 1600, are a very early example of an accessory used to protect the ...