Quiver

A quiver is a holder for arrows or crossbow bolts. It can be carried on an archer's body, the bow, or the ground. It varies by the variety of shooting and the archer's personal likes. Quivers were originally made of leather, wood, fur, and other natural materials. Now they are often made of metal or plastic.

Origin of the word

The English word quiver has its origins in Old French.

Varieties

• Belt quiver
• Back quiver
• Ground quiver
• Bow quiver
• Arrow bag
• Japanese quivers

Gallery

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  An Ottoman Turk with a rear-canted belt quiver designed for mounted archery
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  Quiver from Turkey, 1620s.
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  Japanese archery equipment including a variety of quivers
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  Fujiwara no Hidesato shooting the giant centipede (Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890)
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  Detail. Royal guard carrying a quiver, member of the so-called Immortals (the 1000 special royal guards). From Susa, Iran. 521-500 BCE. British Museum