ARROW QUIVER

I completed this new Woodland Indian style arrow quiver last week. I hope they become a popular item because they are fun to make. This one is made from smoke colored deer leather which is a brain tanned style sold by Crazy Crow Trading Post. I made a sleeve inside the quiver to keep its shape but it is not sewn in so you can remove it if you want the soft style. The sleeve is made from a tooling leather so it has the proper strength. The bottom of the quiver is also made of this heavy leather so if you place sharp arrow heads into the quiver they will not punch holes in the bottom.

The quiver is copied from a historic example I found online from a museum in Massachusetts. Their example was covered with a fur hide. This one I crafted is deer with black bear fur around the upper opening. The size is 5 inches in diameter and 19 inches tall. The strap is made from a woven natural hemp fiber (imported from Hungary) and is 2 inches in width. The length is 24 inches with an additional 14 inches of adjustable length so it will fit anyone even if you are wearing a heavy blanket coat. The strap is decorated with a painted design and edged with French Old Style glass pony beads. The top of the quiver is also edged with the same beads. The bottom is decorated with a band of purple wampum with white designs. These nice clamshell style beads are simulated acrylic wampum beads. They are made by the Waaban Aki Crafting Company of Conn. Each bead is handmade so no two are the same. They are a beautiful bead almost identical to the real clamshell style. They have the authentic swirl of colors and are used by museums to repair historic wampum items. Real clamshell beads will run $5.00 per bead. These are 5 cents per bead. They are a durable bead but are made from an acrylic mixture so they are not as strong as the glass wampum beads. If you treat them with care you should not have a problem. I have used a wampum strap made from these beads for my powderhorn and it has served me well for several years with no problems.

Please note that the leather involved in this project is very beautiful in color and texture but costs quite a bit to purchase. Thus the starting price will need to reflect my material costs also.

I hope you enjoy this early Woodland style quiver. It would make a great addition for any woodland Indian reenactor. It would also make a beautiful addition as a decorative piece for any frontier motif in your home or office. Add some nice flint arrows and you’re ready to go.

Please feel free to email me any questions you may have, or for information on custom work. You may also view more of my woodland items on MY STORE at Art of America Past Gallery. There is also a wide selection of my eastern frontier artwork which has been featured many times as cover art on the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association’s magazine MUZZLE BLASTS.