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Scabbard
before 1916
- Medium
- Wood
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
- Culture
- Philippines, Mindanao, most likely Sulu
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Oceania
- Credit line
- Gift of J. H. Wade
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
This wooden scabbard is carved from a single piece of hardwood. Its boat-shaped upper section is designed to accommodate the hilt of a kalis (kris) sword. The surface is smooth and undecorated, highlighting the natural grain of the wood.
