Scabbard

This wooden scabbard was produced to house a barong blade, probably for a Maranao or Tausug community. It was carved from a single piece of hardwood, tapering toward the tip and widening slightly at the mouth. The upper section features scrolling okir motifs, while the rounded tip is decorated with finely pierced okir carving, forming a lacelike pattern characteristic of the Islamic groups of the southern Philippines.