Snow goggles

Reference : 161

Snow goggles

Cedar wood(Cupressus Nootkatensis)
Dimensions: Height 2cm Length 12cm
Old inventory number: WD 505 in white ink
Historical period
Presumed period: ^19th century
Arctic region, USA

Source :
Donald Ellis Collection, Dundas / New York
Private collection, France
Galerie Flak, Paris
Jean Claude Mocellin Collection, Nice

More details

Note the long, narrow horizontal slits.

As the width of the apertures has a direct influence on the width of the field of vision, the smaller the field of vision, the greater the visual acuity. These glasses were probably used by a hunter.

Price: €11,500

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