Publications

BARBEAU, Marius. 1939. Assomption Sash. Ottawa: Dept. of Mines, National Museum of Canada. 51 p. (National Museum of Canada bulletin; 93).
The paper version is out of print
Available in French under title: Ceinture fléchée, Montréal: Éditions Paysana, 1945.

Cover and Table of Contents (1.2 MB)

Finger weaving in arrow sashes and garters, 1
•Arrow sashes of L'Assomption or L'Achigan, 3 (6.2 MB)
•Early braided sashes, 7 (1.2 MB)
•Other types of sashes collected among the Indians, 9 (3.1 MB)
•Red basket-weave sashes among the Iroquois and their neighbours, 13
•Braided garters, 14
•Odd garters and sashes made on small looms, 16
•Written records of the French colonial period, 17 (6.2 MB)
•Ancient Indian sashes in the Dauphin de France collection, 21
•Origin of finger weaving, 22 (3.0 MB)

Arrow Sashes, 26
Achigan Sashes, 28 (6.1 MB)

Garter Weaving, 34
(1) Beginning the garter at one end, 35
(2) Beginning the garter in the centre, 37 (2.3 MB)

Plates, 51 (3.3 MB)

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