Well, I must agree with Ian - possibly Brunei. I will add one other possibility - perhaps a Chinese Moro or Malay. I have seen work like this from Chinese craftsmen before.
Now for origin: my guess might be either Samal (as Ian suggested) or possibly the village of Bun-Bun?
One other thought: this might have been owned by a pang lima - a regional leader (not just a data) or a representative of the sultan.
By the way - the metal may be gold plated or may be gold alloyed not with copper but with silver, at 10k+ (testing would best determine what).
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