Snow Goggles
Made of ivory

Snow goggles were used in springtime to prevent reflected sunlight from causing painful inflammation of the retina. This set shows the graceful, curvilinear style of the Old Bering Sea culture of Alaska. The concentric circles may represent eyes; the designs suggest animal imagery and may serve as visual manifestations of oral history.

Old Bering Sea culture
From Point Barrow, Alaska
Dating to about AD 300-500
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