- Ethnohistorical collection
Arrow belt
Two-tone arrowhead belt, bordered by a picot stitch. The belt is made of thick wool in red, blue, green and white. Its colors are derived from synthetic dyes. Its braiding features a lynx eye. An artisan’s label is sewn onto one end.
- Accession Number 2021.15.01
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 10 x 174 cm
Historical context
This piece has the particularity of having the direction of braiding reversed at its half. This joint, known as the lynx eye, has the aesthetic function of allowing the motifs to fall in the same direction when the belt is worn. Also, the white picot stitch around the two-tone arrowheads simulates the inlaying of beads, objects found in native, Métis and French-Canadian cultures and traditionally used in the making of this motif.
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- Accession Number 2021.15.01
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 10 x 174 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Jean-Pierre Lavigne, 2021.015.001
Photo by Michel Julien
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