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W. Thalbitzer 



groove for the nose. They are tied round the head by means of a 

 skin loop. For the eyes one long narrow slit or two generally long- 

 ish holes are made in front (figs. 323 a—/"). 



These goggles agree with the western shapes from Baffin Land 

 and Alaska as we might expect. Unknown from Greenland but found 

 at the same places outside Greenland is a type in which the upper 

 part of the goggles projects at the eyebrows to form a visor-like edge. 



a 



e f 



Fig. 323. Snow goggles of wood. (Holm coll.). Чз. 



This visor-like projection resembles the loose visor or peak men- 

 tioned previously; in this type peak and goggles seem to be com- 

 bined and cut out of one piece. — From Resolution Island in Hud- 

 son Straits Ellis mentions snow goggles made of ivory (with two 

 narrow eyes) besides the usual wooden ones"). 



During the year we stayed at Ammassalik several, especially the 



1) Boas (1888) p. 576, fig. 529—530; (1901) p. 109, fig. 159; Nelson (1899) pp. 160- 



170 and PI. LXIV. 

 *) Ellis (1750) p. 143, PI. VI. 



