Probably not, Tim. I cannot claim to have any expertise in the evaluation of art, or its forms, in a general sense, however, in the area of keris and keris hilts, I have spent a very long time handling them and have handled and seen a great many. I have a very large collection of keris hilts, and do have a particular interest in this form.
Your suggestions are well taken Pak Amuk, yes, the headband is not uncommon, but I fail to understand the scrimshaw reference. I do not think that seafarers from maritime SE Asia engaged in scrimshaw, and even if they did, this handle is not an example of the craft of scrimshaw.
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