"Chénier" finger woven sash by Guillaume Marcotte

This is known in Québec as the "Chénier" sash since the French Canadian revolt of 1837. Dr Chénier, one of the Patriot leaders, died on the battlefield wearing one of these sashes. His own was a five arrow heads one. These sashes were usually beaded on both sides of the arrows. It's one of the oldest patterns used on French Canadian finger weaving. The Patriots of 1837-38 were promoting traditional "Habitant" clothing: A wool cap, a blanket capote, a finger woven sash and bark tanned moccasins (called savage boots, "bottes sauvages"). The famous picture shows an 1837-38 patriot (by Henri Julien 1904).
 

Copy and photos supplied by Guillaume Marcotte.