Arrow belt coventry type
Coventry-style arrow belt for children. The belt is made of red, blue-green and beige wool. It was made on a loom.
- Accession Number 2021.07.51
- Period 4th quarter of the 19th century
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique woven, machine-made
- Measurements 10,5 x 152 cm
Historical context
Arrow belts, created by French Canadians in the 2nd half of the 18th century, became a cultural symbol in Quebec. Between 1830 and 1880, fur-trading companies commissioned Quebec craftswomen to produce them, so that they could be traded with certain aboriginal nations.
This period corresponds to the golden age of arrow belt making. Towards the end of the 19th century, the dart makers told the Hudson’s Bay Company that they wa...
- Accession Number 2021.07.51
- Period 4th quarter of the 19th century
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique woven, machine-made
- Measurements 10,5 x 152 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Luc Émond, 2021.007.051
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
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