PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoInuit man wearing traditional wooden snow goggles, Canada, ~1924lemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down10
arrow-up1201arrow-down1imageInuit man wearing traditional wooden snow goggles, Canada, ~1924lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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-up7·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-squareTSG_Asmodeus (he, him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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
They were made of all sorts of things, this movie has some great examples.