Eskimo sunglasses!
Direct from A Lass in Alaska, come these nifty high-tech pieces of art — Eskimo sunglasses!
The best part is I've seen sunglasses much like this, as worn by cinematic Chinese gangmembers in the beginning of a movie that is required viewing among all true cinephiles, John
According to the Lass' notes, these things are made of 100% natural ingredients. Sorry, PETA — all the natural ingredients seem to come from animals, including (I dare not believe this, as it sounds too good to be true) mammoth ivory. They feel smooth and cool and dense, like bone. They are made of walrus tusk, with eyes made from walrus ivory and mammoth ivory. The black dots are baleen, and the cord is made from caribou sinew, tufted with polar bear fur.
Cue Jacques Cousteau: "Nozzing is wasted; not even ze sinews..."
Here's the front view of the sunglasses. They operate by providing only a narrow slit to see out of, restricting solar input. For someone with astigmatism, such as myself, they also sharpen vision, in the same way that peering through a narrow "pinhole" made with one's thumb and forefinger does.
And here's the side view, made all the more disturbing by the terrific "eyespots" placed on the ends:Eskimo sunglasses: front view
Eskimo sunglasses: side view
And here is the resulting "look" —
photo credit: Red Cameron
What's not to like?
Posted by WryMouth at 25 Feb 2007, 3:57 PM 
Categories: Technologies,United States,Environment,Americana
Categories: Technologies,United States,Environment,Americana
Ok.I bit.
Went to "eskimo sunglasses"just like 1453 other people who read the post.
Why do I keep thinking of Marty Feldman?
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Too bad. I read this post after Halloween.
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I hadn't thought of wearing them for Hallowe'en. You may have just changed my mind!
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Errr it looks so weird. LOL
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Yeah, well you should see Blahnik Shoes! Talk about weird! :oP
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Awesome. just awesome...i haven't any word to appreciate this post.....Really i am impressed from this post....the person who create this post it was a great human..thanks for shared this with us.
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Now, now... I thought you said you haven't any word... stop it! I'm blushing!
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Truly, you are some sort of god, benevolently roaming the Internet...
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Well... Robert, for YOU -- maybe just a little benevolent roaming, okay.
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I have an antique bone set myself, but they're nowhere near as cool as these ones. By the way, John Carpenter directed Big Trouble In Little China.
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We are fans of the 80's John Carpenter... John Landis? What was I thinking? You have earned 40 quatloos for correcting the error! Thanks!
As I said, I have my dear sis-in-law to thank for these. I plan on wearing them to school one day, to frighten the children
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