Scabbard (before 1916): Art, History and Details
Scabbard at the Cleveland Museum of Art: before 1916, Wood with thread. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Scabbard (before 1916) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
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.
Object facts
- Title: Scabbard
- Date: before 1916
- Culture: Philippines
- Type: Arms and Armor
- Technique: Wood with thread
- Dimensions: Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
- Collection: Oceanic Art
- Department: Oceania
- Accession number: 1916.772
A detail from the museum
The scabbard’s minimalism suggests either an earlier form or a piece intended for practical use.
Collection credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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