# Scabbard

- Date: 1800s
- Medium: Wood
- Classification: Arms and Armor
- Dimensions: Overall: 49.3 cm (19 7/16 in.)
- Culture: Philippines, Mindanao
- Credit line: Gift of J. H. Wade
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.766)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1916.766/1916.766_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This wooden scabbard was produced to house a barong blade, probably for a Maranao or Tausug community. It was carved from a single piece of hardwood, tapering toward the tip and widening slightly at the mouth. The upper section features scrolling okir motifs, while the rounded tip is decorated with finely pierced okir carving, forming a lacelike pattern characteristic of the Islamic groups of the southern Philippines.