Nice Sulawesi keris. I also think that the leather attachment is not original to the keris. Perhaps attached later for hanging on the wall. The horn buntut form - I've seen a similar one on another Sulawesi keris recently. Thought it was quite unusual, but that other keris was collected from Indonesia.
The hilt looks like it may have had another pendoko with a higher cup in the past, judging from the marks on the buah pinang.
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