Inuit goggles made from caribouantler with caribou sinew for a strapInuit snow goggles from Alaska. Made from carved wood, 1880–1890 (top) and Caribou antler 1000–1800 (bottom)
The goggles are traditionally made of driftwood (especially spruce), bone, walrus ivory, caribou antler,[2] or in some cases seashore grass.[3] The workpiece is carved to fit the wearer's face, and one or more narrow horizontal slits are carved through the front.[4] The goggles fit tightly against the face so that the only light entering is through the slits, and soot is sometimes applied to the inside to help cut down on glare.[2][5][6] The slits are made narrow not only to reduce the amount of light entering but also to improve the visual acuity.[2] Wider slits result in a larger field of view.[2]
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snow, goggles, inuktitut, ilgaak, iggaak, syllabics, ᐃᓪᒑᒃ, ᐃᒡᒑᒃ, central, yupik, nigaugek, nigauget, type, eyewear, traditionally, used, inuit, yupik, peoples, arctic, prevent, snow, blindness, inuit, goggles, made, from, caribou, antler, with, caribou, sinew,. Snow goggles Inuktitut ilgaak or iggaak syllabics ᐃᓪᒑᒃ or ᐃᒡᒑᒃ 1 Central Yupik nigaugek nigauget are a type of eyewear traditionally used by the Inuit and the Yupik peoples of the Arctic to prevent snow blindness 2 Inuit goggles made from caribou antler with caribou sinew for a strap Inuit snow goggles from Alaska Made from carved wood 1880 1890 top and Caribou antler 1000 1800 bottom The goggles are traditionally made of driftwood especially spruce bone walrus ivory caribou antler 2 or in some cases seashore grass 3 The workpiece is carved to fit the wearer s face and one or more narrow horizontal slits are carved through the front 4 The goggles fit tightly against the face so that the only light entering is through the slits and soot is sometimes applied to the inside to help cut down on glare 2 5 6 The slits are made narrow not only to reduce the amount of light entering but also to improve the visual acuity 2 Wider slits result in a larger field of view 2 Terminology editLike other Inuit language words such as inukhuk inuksuk 7 8 a different word may be used in different dialects In the Kivalliq dialect ilgaak ᐃᓪᒑᒃ is used while the North Baffin dialect uses iggaak ᐃᒡᒑᒃ Both words are also used to refer to sunglasses 1 In Central Yup ik snow goggles are called nigaugek while in Cup ig they are igguag In Siberian Yupik the word is iyegaatek 4 See also editPinhole glassesReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inuit goggles a b Asuilaak Living Dictionary snow goggles a b c d e Inuit Snow Goggles at the Vancouver Maritime Museum Things Made from Grass a b Smithsonian Institution St Lawrence Island Yupik Snow Goggles Snow goggles helped Arctic people survive December 2007 Yup ik Snow Goggles Smithsonian Institution inuksuk Asuilaak Living Dictionary Retrieved 2012 11 22 Ohokak G M Kadlun B Harnum Inuinnaqtun English Dictionary Kitikmeot Heritage Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Snow goggles amp oldid 1125187828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
