Culture Inupiat

Goggles

Datec. 1900

MediumWood, twine

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 1 × 5 1/4 in. (3.2 × 2.5 × 13.3 cm)

Object numberT0605

Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw

Photograph by Richard Walker

Label TextSnow goggles with narrow slits were worn to shield the wearer’s eyes from the snow’s glare, the reflection of light on water, blowing snow, and brilliantly sunny days. Some goggles such as these have visors to provide additional shading. Their angular shape and flat unadorned surface give them a stark, mask-like appearance.
Exhibition History"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
ProvenanceMalcolm Grimmer, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.447.

Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 157.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 497.

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