Ethiopian (?) quiver and arrows

Wodimi · 31st December 2009, 09:55 PM

Hi Peter,
which other Somali quiver you mean? I only see yours and mine and this Borana quiver from the book. The difference between yours and mine is in my eyes only the age. Yours I think is more recent and possibly never used. The sandglass shape is the same, the cap is simpler, that's right, but I think you never will find any second example which looks exact like the other. I think there is not only one man who makes such quivers and everyone did it a little bit other, a question of the possibilities the different producers have. This red strap on my quiver only hold the cap when it's took off. The arrowheads are different (age question) , but the shaft and kind of making are absolutey the same, including this 4 feathers at the end and this a little bit thicker part on the shaft where the arrowhead goes in. Last not least, this quiver typ seems to have a wide spread and you found it in Somalia, North Kenya and South Ethiopia. So in this case this ethnologists from this scientific expedition 60 years ago labeled him Borana, I do the same. But sure, everybody can label him as he like....
Happy New Year
Wolf

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31st December 2009, 09:55 PM	#11
Wodimi Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 75	Hi Peter, which other Somali quiver you mean? I only see yours and mine and this Borana quiver from the book. The difference between yours and mine is in my eyes only the age. Yours I think is more recent and possibly never used. The sandglass shape is the same, the cap is simpler, that's right, but I think you never will find any second example which looks exact like the other. I think there is not only one man who makes such quivers and everyone did it a little bit other, a question of the possibilities the different producers have. This red strap on my quiver only hold the cap when it's took off. The arrowheads are different (age question) , but the shaft and kind of making are absolutey the same, including this 4 feathers at the end and this a little bit thicker part on the shaft where the arrowhead goes in. Last not least, this quiver typ seems to have a wide spread and you found it in Somalia, North Kenya and South Ethiopia. So in this case this ethnologists from this scientific expedition 60 years ago labeled him Borana, I do the same. But sure, everybody can label him as he like.... Happy New Year Wolf