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A fingerbraiding modern arrow sash handmade in 2007 (with details of the patterns) A machine-woven modern arrow sash The ceinture fléchée [sɛ̃tyʁ fleʃe] (French, 'arrowed sash') or ('arrow sash') is a type of colourful sash, a traditional piece of Québécois clothing linked to at least the 17th century (of the Lower Canada, Canada East and early confederation eras).
The Métis (/ m ɛ ˈ t iː (s)/ meh-TEE(SS), French:, Canadian French: [meˈt͡sɪs], [citation needed] Michif: [mɪˈt͡ʃɪf]) are a mixed-race Indigenous people whose historical homelands include Canada's three Prairie Provinces extending into parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the northwest United States.
The Metis man's winter attire was the capote; a thigh length coat with full length sleeves which could come with or without a hood or cape. Most had small shoulder decorations made of red stroud. To keep the coat closed there were both thongs and buttons or a sash.
The Métis flag was first used by Métis resistance fighters in Rupert's Land before the 1816 Battle of Seven Oaks.According to only one contemporary account, the flag was "said to be" a gift from the North West Company in 1815, [1] [2] [3] but no other surviving accounts confirm this.
Métis Art refers to artwork that is produced by the Métis people. The identification of these works is usually done through certain styles and mediums—examples include creating intricate visual pieces using beads, working with leather and animal hide, and the creation of traditional sashes [1] —but it can also be attributed simply as works done by one who identifies as Métis.
Another cultural object of the Elizabeth Metis settlement is the sash, which is a wool belt made by hand which is around 3 meters long. [13] This sash is typically used as a belt by the men and is worn on the shoulder by the women.
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Sousi Beaulieu wearing a traditional ceinture fléchée (Métis sash) The North Slave Métis have continuously used and occupied the territory north and east of Great Slave Lake since the mid-18th century. [9] [10] [11] By the early-19th century, the North Slave Métis community in the Great Slave Lake area was distinct from other indigenous ...