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Belt

  • Quillwork

Before the arrival of Europeans and their glass beads, Aboriginal people in Canada often created decorated panels like this using porcupine quills. The hollow quills can be easily flattened and dyed using natural dyes. Belts such as this one are woven on a bow loom. This belt was made by a Dene woman, likely from the Northern area of Manitoba or Saskatchewan.

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porcupine quills, black velvet, cotton thread, glass beads, alkaline dyes
4 cm (w) x 68.2 cm (l)
c.1850
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The C2 Centre for Craft  is located in what we now know as Manitoba, the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Dene, Anishininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Inuit Peoples, and the national homeland of the Red River Métis. These lands include territory subject to Treaties 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10.

Craft occupies a space that has the hand and the handmade at its centre. It rejoices in sharing knowledge and solving problems. It stems from, creates, and nurtures community. It allows us to build bridges through shared action, but also fosters courage, empathy, and connection.

We acknowledge the deep harm caused by settlement, and we look forward to using craft in our efforts towards reconciliation and positive change.

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