PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoInuit man wearing traditional wooden snow goggles, Canada, ~1924lemmy.worldimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1491arrow-down11
arrow-up1490arrow-down1imageInuit man wearing traditional wooden snow goggles, Canada, ~1924lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 month agoCaption I found said it was wood, so I presumed they were correct, and the pair being worn in this photo was wood. In addition to wood, they’re also commonly made out of bone or walrus ivory. I posted a nice pair on HistoryArtifacts too
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month agoHeard, I would presume your caption correct too with that provenance. I wonder if wood ones would be considered “more valuable” somehow, though I think ivory or bone would be more comfortable and “aesthetically pleasing”
Caption I found said it was wood, so I presumed they were correct, and the pair being worn in this photo was wood.
In addition to wood, they’re also commonly made out of bone or walrus ivory. I posted a nice pair on HistoryArtifacts too
Heard, I would presume your caption correct too with that provenance.
I wonder if wood ones would be considered “more valuable” somehow, though I think ivory or bone would be more comfortable and “aesthetically pleasing”