A hand-mounted illumination device wherein the point of
light emission of an illumination device (12) is disposed between two adjacent fingers, such that the point of
light emission is protected by the fingers and illuminates areas between the adjacent fingers, under the fingers and hand, around the fingertips, and distally of the hand. The point of
light emission is attached to the side of a finger by means of a partial-fingered glove (10) or a strap (23). Illumination device (12) components, comprising an
electrical energy storage device (16), a switch (17), a light-emitting device (15), an electric cable (18), a finger housing (14), a
light transmission device (26), and a hand housing (27), may be disposed between the two adjacent fingers, elsewhere on the hand, or in locations not on the hand, provided that the point of light emission of illumination device (12) is disposed between the two adjacent fingers. The illumination device (12) may be operated using the hand to which it is attached.