Hello Ian,
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Whether or not it was a Bugis or Java keris, it reflected the style of keris dating from the late Majapahit period.
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Actually, we don't know for sure!
There is no doubt that Mojopahit cultural influences carried over into subsequent ruling houses on Java (and elsewhere).
However, there are no extant "modern" keris blades (as the one early "collected" by the VOC) whose origin can be safely established to predate Mataram. Aside from the keris buda (a type which probably was already around in even earlier times), there is no specific style of keris that is surely known from the period when Mojo culture widely influenced much of maritime SE Asia.
Regards,
Kai