# Scabbard

- Date: 1800s
- Medium: Wood with rattan strips
- Classification: Arms and Armor
- Dimensions: Overall: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.)
- Culture: Philippines, Mindanao
- Credit line: Gift of J. H. Wade
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.768)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1916.768/1916.768_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The flared form of this wooden scabbard indicates that it was made to house a barong blade that would have belonged to members of a Muslim group in the southern Philippines, the Maranau, Tausug, or Yakan. The upper section features incised scroll-like motifs, similar to the stylized floriate designs common in southern Philippine okir carving traditions. Several bands of rattan lashings reinforce the sheath, adding both structural stability and decorative rhythm.