Editing Quiver (section)

===Back quiver===
[[File:7333 - Piraeus Arch. Museum, Athens - Artemis - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 14 2009.jpg|thumb|A y-shaped harness for a back quiver features on this bronze statue of [[Artemis]], goddess of the hunt, mid-4th century BC.]]
Back quivers are secured to the archer's back by leather straps, with the [[Nock (arrow)|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 [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|native peoples of North America]] and Africa, and was also commonly depicted in bas-reliefs from ancient [[Assyria]]. They were also used in Ancient Greece and often feature on sculptural representations of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. 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.<ref name="English Longbowman">{{cite book |author1=Gerry Embleton |author2=Clive Bartlett |title=English Longbowman 1330-1515Ad (Warrior, No 11) |publisher=Osprey Publishing (UK) |year=1995 |pages=28 |isbn=1-85532-491-1 }}</ref>