Imitation of an oriental gun scabbard made from a red fabric with sewed on, intersecting stipes in blue, yellow and green. The stripes are partly edged by a white zigzag line. At the opening, a piece of light brown fabric is sewed on.
Where the scabbard was produced cannot be determined because of its description as "oriental" and as an imitation in the inventory.
The object was a gift from General Richard Erlenbusch (1863 - 1937) to the Gewerbemuseum Ulm (Museum of Applied Arts) in 1923. Over a number of years, Erlenbusch committed different bundles as gifts or loans to the Gewerbemuseum. The bundles contained especially military items, which he obtained probably during his combat missions in the First World War i. a. in France and Italy. From where he obtained the non-European objects is not clear. However, these came into the museum's collection after Erlenbusch finished his military career (1920 and 1923).
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