new quiver

[dogwood]

Here are a couple of images of a quiver I made for my son for Christmas.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get his new bow done because the stave hasn't quite cured long enough.

I wove the quiver is woven of rattan (shellacked) and topped it with a leather band (more for aesthetics than function. The leather had been embossed with found objects (I'm going to post a photo tutorial of used found objects as stamps soon). Also, some conchos have been added (asymetrical) for ornamentation.

Here is a detail of the top:

and another:

There is some hanging fringe (local grasses, leather) on the outside for camoflage purposes.

hope you like it.

 

[g4ghb]

I Love It! :You_Rock_

looking forward to the tutorial already

 

[wicca]

That's brilliant Dogwood, looks fantastic. In a book, and I can't remember which one, I saw an illustration of a hunt taking place in Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs, their quivers were made of basket work just like that. Is your's after a particular North American native style?

 

[dogwood]

That's brilliant Dogwood, looks fantastic. In a book, and I can't remember which one, I saw an illustration of a hunt taking place in Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs, their quivers were made of basket work just like that. Is your's after a particular North American native style?

Yes, the inspiration was the basket quivers were common among many Native American tribes. But I didn't model it after any particular tribe's style.

Many tribes used basket quivers, but the soft buckskin quiver was the dominant quiver style. Those sometimes had two vertical tubes, one for arrows and one for the bow itself. Most tribes used short bows (35 to 40 inches) that could be carried in the quiver.

However, in terms of protecting the arrows, a basket quiver is hard to beat!

 

[wicca]

Got it thanks. That makes a great Christmas present.

 

[stuart f]

Really nice work there Dogwood.

 

[jojo]

That's lovely work, Dogwood. Is it heavy, or heavier should i say, compared to a all leather one? It would also make a lovely back-pack in the same style, if it's not too heavy!

 

[dogwood]

jojo, it's really light actually -- maybe a little heavier than all leather, but not much.

I could have gone with an even lighter weight rattan I think, but this one is strong enough to sit on without breaking.

It's funny you should mention the backpack idea -- I was thinking exactly the same thing the other day.

If you did it right, you could make a pretty wonderful backpack this way. This would be a good project... I think I might have to add it to my list.

 

[dogwood]

By the way, thanks to everyone for the kind words -- it's very encouraging!