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The lack of design on this item indicates that it may have been created as a tourist item. Snow goggles, however, were widely used in Arctic cultures to combat eye damage caused by ultraviolet rays reflected by snow. The thin slits are meant to limit the amount of light that reached the wearer'...

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Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Mary Church Terrell Main Library 1889
Subjects:
Arctic
Canada
Online Access:http://server15963.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/ocec,6487
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spelling ftohiocolleges:oai:server15963.contentdm.oclc.org:ocec/6487 2023-05-15T14:55:32+02:00 1615 Snow Goggles Ungava Labrador, Qubec Canada 1889 2 cm 11.5 cm 3.5 cm http://server15963.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/ocec,6487 unknown Mary Church Terrell Main Library http://server15963.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/ocec,6487 All images and data in this collection are the property of Oberlin College affiliates. Images may be downloaded for personal use only. All requests to publish or use this material professionally should be directed to Linda Grimm, Emerita Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 44074 TUR- L. M. Turner CompoundObject 1889 ftohiocolleges 2022-05-18T12:01:21Z The lack of design on this item indicates that it may have been created as a tourist item. Snow goggles, however, were widely used in Arctic cultures to combat eye damage caused by ultraviolet rays reflected by snow. The thin slits are meant to limit the amount of light that reached the wearer's eyes, improving sight by reducing snow blindness and the need to squint. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Five Colleges of Ohio Digital Collections Arctic Canada
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description The lack of design on this item indicates that it may have been created as a tourist item. Snow goggles, however, were widely used in Arctic cultures to combat eye damage caused by ultraviolet rays reflected by snow. The thin slits are meant to limit the amount of light that reached the wearer's eyes, improving sight by reducing snow blindness and the need to squint.
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publisher Mary Church Terrell Main Library
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op_coverage Ungava Labrador, Qubec
Canada
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Canada
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Canada
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op_rights All images and data in this collection are the property of Oberlin College affiliates. Images may be downloaded for personal use only. All requests to publish or use this material professionally should be directed to Linda Grimm, Emerita Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 44074
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