Snow Goggles Item Number: 2930/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of wooden snow goggles with a hide strap. The goggles are short, wide and slightly curved. They have a rounded indent at the centre for the bridge of the nose. The slits are long and extremely narrow. The back of each of the eyes and the inside of the slits are painted back. The goggles have two holes on both right and left for the hide string, which is looped through and knotted on each side.
Narrative
This object is believed to have been either gifted to, or collected by, Joan (Witney) Moore (MDCM) while she was working at the Charles D. Camsell Hospital in Edmonton. In 1946 the Charles Camsell tuberculosis hospital opened in Edmonton, run by the Department of Indian and Eskimo Affairs. Between 1945 and 1967, the hospital operated an occupational therapy program for aboriginal patients.
Item History
- Made in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Owned by Joan D. Moore
- Owned by Charles Moore before November 26, 2011
- Received from Charles Moore (Donor) on November 26, 2011
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Joan D. Moore and Charles Moore
- Received from
- Charles Moore (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 26, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 26, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2930/0009