Cleveland Museum of Art

Scabbard

Date

before 1916

Medium

Wood with thread

Culture

Philippines

Department

Oceania

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This is the upper section of a kalis scabbard, carved from a single block of hardwood. The carved walls follow the classic okir -inflected contouring, though the decoration is restrained. A single vertical motif—likely a simplified dapun (leaf) element—is incised along the center line, with the rest of the surface left plain. The scabbard’s minimalism suggests either an earlier form or a piece intended for practical use.

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