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E7481-0 (A) - QuiverBack

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Description

Quiver, part of a set that includes seven arrows [E7481-0 (B)]. The quiver is made from caribou hide. It has a sleeve for a stiffener sewn along one side, and a carrying strap made from a hide thong is sewn onto that side. Above the carrying strap is another thong that likely was used for wrapping around the quiver to hold the arrows secure. Ten cut and notched hoof sheaths have been attached to the quiver with hide thongs; several other thongs sewn along the sides may similarly have held hooves that are now missing. The quiver has been decorated on one side with red ochre lines. One line runs almost the entire length of the quiver, and shorter lines terminating in a 'Y' shape are connected at right angles to this longer line. Between each of these lines is a still shorter line. This quiver is large enough to have held a bow as well as arrows.

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E7481-0 (A)
  • Object Type: quiver
  • Materials: hide, sinew, ochre, hoof sheath
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, staining, sewing, scraping
  • Tags: hunting, land hunting

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