Objects
Snow goggles. Nganasan
Snow goggles. Nganasan
Title
Snow goggles.
Ethnic groups
Nganasan
Territory
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, National District, district
Date
Late 19th century
Collectors-person
Rubrics
Costume
Material
Cloth: cloth; leather: natural leather: suede: skin suede; metal: copper; glass (glass beads); fibers: animal: wool: reindeer hair under neck
Number
РЭМ 6137-1
Annotation
In spring when snow shines in the bright sun, peoples of Siberia, in order to protect the eyes against snow blindness wore special goggles, which were two round or oval copper plates with narrow slits sewn in a deer suede or cloth bandage. Men wore them for the journey, going out hunting or to a pasture. The goggles were tied on the back of the head with deer suede strings. Abstract by I.A. Karapetova