- Ethnohistorical collection
Arrow belt
Arrow belt with 3-lightning pattern. The belt is made of two-tone wool in two shades of green. Its colors are derived from synthetic dyes. The belt has been braided on a wooden buckle. An artisan’s label is sewn onto one end.
- Accession Number 2021.15.11
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 26 x 90 cm
Historical context
En 1970, la pratique du fléché connaît un regain de popularité. Alors qu’une nouvelle parole québécoise s’exprime et se libère des canons traditionnels, notamment suite à l’ouverture du Québec sur le monde avec l’Expo 67, certaines mains expérimentées se mettent à enseigner le fléché publiquement. Pourtant à contre-courant, des liens se créent toutefois entre plusieurs flécheuses et flécheurs de la région de Mon...
- Accession Number 2021.15.11
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials fiber, wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 26 x 90 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Jean-Pierre Lavigne, 2021.015.011
Photo by Michel Julien
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