Arrow belt
Arrow belt with lightning and flame motif made of 13 corridors. The belt is made of red, yellow, green and white wool, whose colors seem to be derived from natural and synthetic dyes. The braiding has a lynx eye.
- Accession Number 2021.07.08
- Date 1925 an
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 17,5 x 190 cm
Historical context
This arrowed belt does not correspond to a traditional standard. Between 1830 and 1880, so-called “Assomption belts” were made by Quebec craftswomen for the fur-trading companies, so that they could trade them with native nations. Here, the mix of flame and lightning motifs, or certain colors such as mauve, suggest that this piece was produced after this “great period”.
The mauve color is intriguing, as it d...
- Accession Number 2021.07.08
- Date 1925 an
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 17,5 x 190 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Luc Émond, 2021.007.008
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
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