Quiver - wikipedia Quiver For other uses, see Quiver ( disambiguation ). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2013 ) Three quivers. A quiver is a container for holding arrows, bolts, or darts. It can be carried on an archer 's body, the bow, or the ground, depending on the type of shooting and the archer 's personal preference. Quivers were traditionally made of leather, wood, furs, and other natural materials, but are now often made of metal or plastic. Contents 1 Types 1.1 Belt quiver 1.2 Back quiver 1.3 Ground quiver 1.4 Bow quiver 1.5 Arrow bag 1.6 Japanese quivers 2 Gallery 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links Types File : Bayeux Tapestry scene51 Battle of Hastings Norman knights and archers. jpg Norman archers depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. The top left archer was caught unprepared and has hastily thrown his belt quiver about his shoulders, as well as forgetting his helmet. Belt quiver The most common style of quiver is a flat or cylindrical container suspended from the belt. They are found across many cultures from North America to China. Many variations of this type exist, such as being canted forwards or backwards, and being carried on the dominant hand side, off - hand side, or the small of the back. Some variants enclose almost the entire arrow, while minimalist `` pocket quivers '' consist of little more than a small stiff pouch that only covers the first few inches. Back quiver Back quivers are secured to the archer 's back via straps, with the nock ends protruding above the dominant hand 's shoulder. Arrows can be drawn over the shoulder rapidly by the nock. This style of quiver was used by native peoples of North America and Africa, and was also commonly depicted in bas - reliefs from ancient Assyria. While popular in cinema and 20th century art for depictions of medieval European characters ( such as Robin Hood ), this style of quiver was rarely used in medieval Europe. The Bayeux Tapestry shows that most bowmen in medieval Europe used belt quivers. Ground quiver A ground quiver is used for both target shooting or warfare when the archer is shooting from a fixed location. They can be simply stakes in the ground with a ring at the top to hold the arrows, or more elaborate designs that hold the arrows within reach without the archer having to lean down to draw. Bow quiver A modern invention, the bow quiver attaches directly to the bow 's limbs and holds the arrows steady with a clip of some kind. They are popular with compound bow hunters as it allows one piece of equipment to be carried in the field without encumbering the hunter 's body. Arrow bag A style used by medieval English Longbowmen and several other cultures, an arrow bag is a simple drawstring cloth sack with a leather spacer at the top to keep the arrows divided. When not in use, the drawstring could be closed, completely covering the arrows so as to protect them from rain and dirt. Some had straps or rope sewn to them for carrying, but many either were tucked into the belt or set on the ground before battle to allow easier access. Japanese quivers Yebira refers to a variety of quiver designs. The Yazutsu is a different type, used in Kyudo. Arrows are removed from it before shooting, and held in the hand, so it is mainly used to transport and protect arrows. Gallery An Ottoman Turk with a rear - canted belt quiver designed for mounted archery Quiver from Turkey, 1620s. Japanese archery equipment including a variety of quivers Fujiwara no Hidesato shooting the giant centipede ( Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890 ) Notes Jump up ^ Gerry Embleton ; Clive Bartlett ( 1995 ). English Longbowman 1330 - 1515Ad ( Warrior, No 11 ). Osprey Publishing ( UK ). p. 28. ISBN 1 - 85532 - 491 - 1. References Archery. Irving, Texas : Boy Scouts of America. 1986. ISBN 0 - 8395 - 3381 - 0. Glover, Daniel S. ; Grayson, Charles Jackson ; French, Mary ; O'Brien, Michael J. ( 2007 ). Traditional archery from six continents : the Charles E. Grayson Collection. Columbia : University of Missouri Press. ISBN 0 - 8262 - 1751 - 6. Dr. Brian Marin, author of Ancient Warfare Concordia Press page 137 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quivers. Look up quiver in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. ( 1911 ). `` Quiver ''. Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 ( 11th ed. ). Cambridge University Press. 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Question: where does the quiver go on a bow
Answer: the bow's limbs