Snow goggles.

Nganasan

Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, National District, district

Late 19th century

Costume

Cloth: cloth; leather: natural leather: suede: skin suede; metal: copper; glass (glass beads); fibers: animal: wool: reindeer hair under neck

РЭМ 6137-1

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