@PugJesusM to HistoryPornEnglish • 4 months agoInuit man wearing traditional wooden snow goggles, Canada, ~1924imagemessage-square30arrow-up1496arrow-down11
arrow-up1495arrow-down1imageInuit man wearing traditional wooden snow goggles, Canada, ~1924@PugJesusM to HistoryPornEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square30
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish13•edit-24 months agoCaption I found said it was wood, so I presumed they were correct, and the pair being worn in this photo was wood. In addition to wood, they’re also commonly made out of bone or walrus ivory. I posted a nice pair on HistoryArtifacts too
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-24 months agoHeard, I would presume your caption correct too with that provenance. I wonder if wood ones would be considered “more valuable” somehow, though I think ivory or bone would be more comfortable and “aesthetically pleasing”
Caption I found said it was wood, so I presumed they were correct, and the pair being worn in this photo was wood.
In addition to wood, they’re also commonly made out of bone or walrus ivory. I posted a nice pair on HistoryArtifacts too
Heard, I would presume your caption correct too with that provenance.
I wonder if wood ones would be considered “more valuable” somehow, though I think ivory or bone would be more comfortable and “aesthetically pleasing”