- Ethnohistorical collection
Arrow belt
Arrow-shaped belt with triple sawtooth pattern, made from brown, yellow and black wool. The colors come from synthetic dyes. An artisan’s label is sewn onto one end.
- Accession Number 2021.15.09
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 4 x 156 cm
Historical context
This belt was made by Lucie Lavigne (1931-2023), a well-known Quebec craftswoman. She did much to promote and pass on the art of arrowwork, and was the founder of the Association québécoise des artisans de ceinture fléchée.
Developed by French Canadians in the latter part of the 18th century, arrow belts went through a phase of decline at the turn of the 20th century, before regaining popularity in the 1970s, the period from wh...
- Accession Number 2021.15.09
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 4 x 156 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Jean-Pierre Lavigne, 2021.015.009
Photo by Michel Julien
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