I'm with Detlef - the fittings seem to suggest Minang usage. Minang Kabau culture is quite heterogeneous and there are also a lot of expat communities with long histories (including considerable fractions in Malaysia): Unless one is able to assign the correct subgroup with reasonable likelihood, one just doesn't know enough (like me...).
This piece doesn't come from the highlands around Kota Gede; so, quite likely a lowland group.
The apparently genuine Bangkinang-type blade doesn't help since these got traded widely. Its proportions appear to be a bit weird - it may have been shortened, I believe.
Regards,
Kai
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