Snow goggles: inniikkilaq
Even in summer, eye shades were worn to protect the wearer against strong reflections and sunlight. In the winter a pair of snow goggles made from wood were more effective for circumstances in which hunters had to cope with sun reflected on ice. A pair of snow goggles curved around the eyes, and had small slits for the hunter to see through.

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Men wore their hair long, keeping it in place with a hairband made of beads or, more commonly, made from the vertebrae of a kind of small fish, the angmassat (Capelin).

A man wore a chain or strap made of leather on his chest, to which amulets were attached. Amulets were also fixed to an arm band worn round the upper arm. Amulets were made from small pieces of driftwood, and often took a human form. They were worn to ensure a long life, or success in the hunt.

An East Greenlander wore leather straps, decorated with beads, on his head, arms and upper body. Amulets could be fastened to these. (Photo: National Museum, Copenhagen, 1906).

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