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Scabbard
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About this 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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineScabbard, before 1916. Philippines. Wood with thread; overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.772
