Quiver
Item number Na993 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Quiver made from four pieces of sealskin stitched together with sinew there is a large opening at the top which is cut on a slant. The bottom has been permanently creased. There are eleven holes along one side, and through two of these are sinew cords which attach to a curved bone handle. Three smaller pieces of bone are attached for decoration.
History Of Use
Quivers were used to hold arrows. They were no longer in use by the turn of the century because rifles made bows and arrows obsolete.
Cultural Context
hunting
Item History
- Made in Nunavut, Canada
- Owned by Tradewind Antiques before December 12, 1984
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Tradewind Antiques (Seller) on December 12, 1984
What
- Name
- Quiver
- Identification Number
- Na993
- Type of Item
- quiver
- Material
- seal skin, bone and sinew
- Manufacturing Technique
- stitched and braided
- Overall
- height 107.5 cm, width 21.5 cm, depth 10.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Tradewind Antiques
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Tradewind Antiques (Seller)
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 12, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on December 12, 1984
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 51
- Accession Number
- 1009/0003
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