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Indigenous Quiver - Oliver, British Columbia

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Indigenous Quiver is located in the Nk'Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course up the hill where you pick up golf carts.

Indigenous Quiver is an interesting addition to the Nk'Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course. The golf course is owned and operated by the Osoyoos Indian Bank in Oliver. There are two sculptures near this quiver, The Warrior and Ntytyix (Salmon Chief). There are several other Indigenous artworks displayed in Oliver and other surrounding areas.

"A Quiver is a portable sheath that contains arrows to be carried on the person. The size of a quiver was dependent upon the type of bow used, the length of the arrows and how many arrows were required.

Indigenous Quivers have been traditionally made of leather, bark, fibers, wood, furs and other natural materials. The choices of material used to make quivers needed to be strong enough so that the quiver would not be pierced by the arrows. The arrows were typically placed tip side down in the quiver. Quivers were often made from pelts from animals such as the fox, otter, coyote and beaver.

Quivers - Accessibility of Arrows
The arrows in the quivers needed to be accessible so that a person shooting a bow could quickly extract an arrow. Most quivers therefore had an open or 'flip-back' top and was seamed or closed on the bottom and sides. Quivers were carried across the back or slung over the shoulder but carried on the side or hip."
Source: Warpath
There is a plaque attached to a large rock as shown below: