![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://preview.redd.it/o3zrfoba2t281.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=19f16b6f90ac5155077f94d13fbbffaaff42b47a)
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
![Jeff Larson, of Cook, models a pair of Inuit-style sunglasses that he carved from pieces of willow. (Photo by Sam Cook/Duluth News-Tribune/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo - Alamy Jeff Larson, of Cook, models a pair of Inuit-style sunglasses that he carved from pieces of willow. (Photo by Sam Cook/Duluth News-Tribune/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F1D43R/jeff-larson-of-cook-models-a-pair-of-inuit-style-sunglasses-that-he-carved-from-pieces-of-willow-photo-by-sam-cookduluth-news-tribunemctsipa-usa-2F1D43R.jpg)
Jeff Larson, of Cook, models a pair of Inuit-style sunglasses that he carved from pieces of willow. (Photo by Sam Cook/Duluth News-Tribune/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo - Alamy
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Alaska's Indigenous People Invented Snow Goggles for Enhanced Vision and Eye Protection - Rare Historical Photos
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Amazon.com: Inuit Goggles for Snow Blindness 19th Century Poster Print by Science Source (36 x 24): Posters & Prints
![The Inuit people invented the 1st sunglasses in 1200 A.D. | Inuit art, Inuit, Native american first nations The Inuit people invented the 1st sunglasses in 1200 A.D. | Inuit art, Inuit, Native american first nations](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e7/d4/f2/e7d4f211e4bf9de6adb0375851d46dc0.jpg)
The Inuit people invented the 1st sunglasses in 1200 A.D. | Inuit art, Inuit, Native american first nations
![Alaska's Indigenous People Invented Snow Goggles for Enhanced Vision and Eye Protection - Rare Historical Photos Alaska's Indigenous People Invented Snow Goggles for Enhanced Vision and Eye Protection - Rare Historical Photos](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/inuit-snow-goggles-13.webp)
Alaska's Indigenous People Invented Snow Goggles for Enhanced Vision and Eye Protection - Rare Historical Photos
![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
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