Gwece [Quiver]
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- Title Gwece [Quiver]
- Category Utilitarian
- Medium Mixed Media
- Dimensions 35"h x 5"w
- Year Completed 2008
- Description Ceremonial quivers originally wouldn't have been so highly decorated. Used for dancing in ceremonies. In boys' initiation to man hood for example, arrows and a quiver are necessary because a part of the ceremony requires the boys to shoot an arrow toward the west and then run home.
- Artist Kamwe People Michika, Nigerian
- Credit Gift of Roger and Dottie Mohrlang
- Location Library Art Storage G7
- Accession Number 2024.0012.a-b
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