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Snow Goggles - Tom Akeya

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Snow Goggles

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These snow goggles are an art object based on the utilitarian snow goggles used for centuries by Alaska native people to avoid snow blindness.

Artist	Tom Akeya
Origin	Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, AK
Dimensions	1-3/4 x 5 x 1/8 in
Materials	Walrus ivory with fossil walrus ivory and baleen inlay
Culture	St. Lawrence Island Yupik