![Thousands of years ago, Inuit and Yupik people of the Arctic carved narrow slits into ivory, antler and wood to create snow goggles. This diminished exposure to direct and reflected ultraviolet rays Thousands of years ago, Inuit and Yupik people of the Arctic carved narrow slits into ivory, antler and wood to create snow goggles. This diminished exposure to direct and reflected ultraviolet rays](https://i.redd.it/o3zrfoba2t281.jpg)
Thousands of years ago, Inuit and Yupik people of the Arctic carved narrow slits into ivory, antler and wood to create snow goggles. This diminished exposure to direct and reflected ultraviolet rays
![Snow goggles: the first sunglasses were used 2,000 years ago by Inuit hunters. : r/Damnthatsinteresting Snow goggles: the first sunglasses were used 2,000 years ago by Inuit hunters. : r/Damnthatsinteresting](https://external-preview.redd.it/XzOttG4uEUNa5-rbGUENxl5WQ3pHz62RbKMf6OqRnc4.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1a5b9903004b4bb11e3071149147857b9c3a8fd1)
Snow goggles: the first sunglasses were used 2,000 years ago by Inuit hunters. : r/Damnthatsinteresting
Twitter 上的 Sinophone Borderlands: Interaction at the Edges:"...All the way from Yakutia (Sacha) to Olomouc arrived Inuit Snow Goggles 🤓. Made with love by Mr. Oleg Omin for our university collection. 👉Inuit
![These Snow Goggles Demonstrate Thousands of Years of Indigenous Ingenuity | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine These Snow Goggles Demonstrate Thousands of Years of Indigenous Ingenuity | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/C3ObeA1qa6nub-kS7yvmZ8UAfn8=/fit-in/1072x0/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/bf/c9/bfc900e8-6b55-4248-a3a5-8e76a1462f37/janfeb2020_c33_prologue.jpg)