ceinture fléchée

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The ceinture fléchée is a traditional French-Canadian arrow sash, handwoven in bright patterns and historically worn by voyageurs and Métis people as both practical winter wear and a cultural symbol.

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Label Occurrences
ceinture fléchée canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf element of traditional French-Canadian dress ⓘ
textile artifact ⓘ
traditional sash ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Carnaval de Québec ⓘ
winter carnivals in Quebec ⓘ
associatedWithGroup Hudson’s Bay Company voyageurs ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada

Red River region ⓘ
linked to: Red River Basin

St. Lawrence River valley ⓘ
linked to: St. Lawrence Valley
hasCulturalAssociation French Canadians ⓘ
linked to: French Canadian

Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
Métis people ⓘ
linked to: Métis

Québécois culture ⓘ
voyageurs ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin French Canada ⓘ
linked to: Francophone Canada
hasFunction kept coat closed ⓘ
provided additional warmth ⓘ
secured small items at the waist ⓘ
signaled group identity ⓘ
supported the lower back ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriodOfUse 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
hasMaterial dyed yarn ⓘ
wool ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish arrow sash ⓘ
hasPatternType arrow pattern ⓘ
chevron pattern ⓘ
lightning pattern ⓘ
hasSymbolicMeaning French-Canadian identity ⓘ
Métis nation identity ⓘ
connection between European and Indigenous cultures ⓘ
hasTypicalColors bright colors ⓘ
hasWeavingTechnique finger weaving ⓘ
hand weaving ⓘ
isPartOf traditional Métis regalia ⓘ
traditional voyageur costume ⓘ
requiresSkill complex pattern planning ⓘ
manual dexterity in weaving ⓘ
stillPracticedAs heritage craft ⓘ
usedAs belt ⓘ
cultural symbol ⓘ
practical winter wear ⓘ
status symbol ⓘ
winter clothing accessory ⓘ
usedBy Métis people ⓘ
linked to: Métis

fur traders ⓘ
habitants ⓘ
militia members in New France ⓘ
voyageurs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Festival du Voyageur → dressCode → ceinture fléchée ⓘ