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Inuit man wearing traditional wooden snow goggles, Canada, ~1924 (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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”