PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoInuit man wearing traditional wooden snow goggles, Canada, ~1924lemmy.worldimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down11
arrow-up1495arrow-down1imageInuit man wearing traditional wooden snow goggles, Canada, ~1924lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareprettybunnyslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoWould they not more likely be made of bone than wood? I’d wager bone is more abundant than wood for them?
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-24 months 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-squareprettybunnyslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 months 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”
minus-squareTSG_Asmodeus (he, him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoThey were made of all sorts of things, this movie has some great examples.
Would they not more likely be made of bone than wood?
I’d wager bone is more abundant than wood for them?
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”
They were made of all sorts of things, this movie has some great examples.