Snow Goggles; first sunglasses were used 2000 years ago by Inuit hunters, inhabiting Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, Northwest Territories.Earliest known use of glasses to protect eyes from sun was Inuit use of “Sun Goggles” to shield their eyes from blinding glare of light reflected off snow.
Made from carved driftwood, bone, walrus ivory, or caribou antler that formed strip worn across eye area, with thin slits. Goggles were cut so that they fit tightly to face, and often soot or gunpowder was rubbed on outside to absorb light and further cut down on glare.
