Arrow Sash

Item number 2930/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Long wool sash, commonly called an arrow sash, or ceinture fléchée. Mainly red with coloured stripes and long fringes at each end. The middle stripe is solid red, with stripes of diagonally patterned white, blue, grey, green, yellow, green and blue toward both sides.

History Of Use

The ceinture fléchée (also known as "L'Assomption sash" or "arrow sash") refers to this particular type of colourful woven sash. Métis wear them as part of their traditional regalia. They were also a traditional part of French-Canadian clothing of the 19th century, used by men to tie around their waists over jackets or coats.

Narrative

This object may have been gifted to, or collected by, Joan (Witney) Moore (MDCM) while she was working at the Charles D. Camsell Hospital in Edmonton?

Iconographic Meaning

Yellow symbolizes prosperity, white represents the connection to the Creator, blue symbolizes water, green symbolizes earth, and red symbolizes the blood that has been, and is being spilled.