Hello David,
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The more i look at this keris the less it looks Minangkabau to me. The pendokok perhaps, but the rest of the dress looks wrong and the blade looks even less likely. It's a nice one though.
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Wasn't going to open that can of worms...
I agree that the selut/pendokok - considering that it is usually easy to change - lends the weakest support for placing an ensemble. The scabbard would probably fit well with Riau or possibly eastern Sumatra.
I assume the blade to be rather small and I've seen Minang blades with isolated features resembling this example; need to look for any pics though.
The Minang traveled widely and it's not rare to see "mixed" examples. What other origin would you consider this blade being from?
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Age is always tricky. I would feel safe with 19th century, but would say 18th century was impossible.
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I assume you meant to type:
"..., but would
not say 18th century was impossible."
Regards,
Kai