- Ethnohistorical collection
Arrow belt
Arrowhead belt with 3 lightning bolts in a dotted border. The belt is made of white wool with shades of mauve. The bangs are composed of braids, themselves divided into several braids. A label mentioning the craftswoman is sewn onto the belt.
- Accession Number 2021.15.21
- Fabricant / Éditeur Centrale d'Artisanat du Québec
- Artiste / Auteur Barot, Cécile
- Date 1957 an
- Materials fiber, fine wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 5,5 x 114 cm
Historical context
This arrow belt was made by Cécile Barot (1903-1957), a well-known Quebec craftswoman. Having learned the art of fléché in Charlevoix, she went on to practice it in Montreal, where she became one of the leading defenders of an endangered art form.
Arrow belts were developed by French Canadians in the latter part of the 18th century. At the turn of the 20th century, they became essentially a folkloric element. Gradually, conserva...
- Accession Number 2021.15.21
- Fabricant / Éditeur Centrale d'Artisanat du Québec
- Artiste / Auteur Barot, Cécile
- Date 1957 an
- Materials fiber, fine wool
- Technique braided
- Measurements 5,5 x 114 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Jean-Pierre Lavigne, 2021.015.021
Photo by Michel Julien
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