Arrow belt
Arrow belt with flame pattern. The belt is made of brown, white, red, yellow and green wool, dyed with natural dyes. It is coated with beeswax.
- Accession Number 2021.07.33
- Artiste / Auteur Lanoix, Marie-Berthe
- Period 4th quarter of the 20th century
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 15 x 134 cm
Historical context
This arrowed belt was made by Marie-Berthe Guibault Lanoix, one of Quebec’s most renowned flecheuses. Her expertise is rooted in tradition: among other things, she uses vegetable dyes to color her wool and applies beeswax to reinforce the strength and resistance of her creations, like the one shown here.
Born in 1946, she discovered darts in 1976. In contact with traditional craftsmen, she learned the technique over several y...
- Accession Number 2021.07.33
- Artiste / Auteur Lanoix, Marie-Berthe
- Period 4th quarter of the 20th century
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 15 x 134 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Luc Émond, 2021.007.033
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
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