• Ethnohistorical collection

Arrow belt

Arrowed study piece with a succession of lynx-eye motifs on the outside and butterfly fillings on the inside. The piece is made of brown, white, orange and yellow wool. Its colors are derived from synthetic dyes.

  • Accession Number 2021.15.07
  • Period 1st half of the 20th century
  • Materials fiber, wool
  • Technique braided
  • Measurements 5 x 88 cm
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Historical context

Aesthetic features such as its small size make it difficult to call this object an “arrow belt”, even though it was made using the arrow weaving technique. Likewise, its motifs make this piece unique. The craftsman has created a series of pattern inversions, notably using the lynx eye technique: on a traditional belt, this technique is used only once, and allows the direction of the patterns to be changed halfway through the b...

  • Accession Number 2021.15.07
  • Period 1st half of the 20th century
  • Materials fiber, wool
  • Technique braided
  • Measurements 5 x 88 cm
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© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Jean-Pierre Lavigne, 2021.015.007
Photo by Michel Julien

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