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L'Assomption sash
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a colorful sash, 4 to 6 inches wide and 8 to 10 feet long, so called because the best such sashes were made in L'Assomption, Quebec, and widely distributed as trade goods by the fur companies, especially in the design known as the arrow sash.
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1892
The men have kept little of the picturesque costume of the voyageur of the old days, only the bright handkerchief on the head, the moccasins, and an occasional fire bag and L'Assomption sash.
1896
The best are called l'Assumption belts; they are woven from heavy threads and are from four to six inches wide and eight to ten feet in length.
1934
Next day was spent in a round of visiting by red and white people alike, all attired in their best capotes . . . belted with gaudy L'Assumption sashes at the waist. . . .
1956
While I stared in amazement, one of the older men pulled a "fire-bag" from beneath his l'assumption belt and produced flint-and-steel.
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