Snow goggles

Currently not on view

Snow goggles,

before 1894

probably Yup'ik
PU 8165

Information

Title
Snow goggles
Dates

before 1894

Medium
Glass and wood
Dimensions
h. 5.0 cm., w. 7.2 cm., d. 2.4 cm. (1 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 15/16 in.) h. 4.2 cm., w. 7.0 cm., d. 2.3 cm. (1 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 8165
Place Made

North America, United States, Alaska, coast near St. Michael, Southwest Alaska

Place Collected

North America, Unaligmiut (near Saint Michael)

Inscription
on inner edge of goggle [Elizabeth Marsh Museum number]: 114/94
Culture
Native American, Yupik
Period
Alaskan Native styles
Type
goggles
Materials
wood, glass
Subject
snow

Collected by Lt. George T. Emmons; Given to Elizabeth Marsh Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), received by exchange 1894

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