Kris scabbard identification

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by mykeris

Thanks Alam Shah, if no objections from other forumites, I will brand this Sampir (sheath) as `A Bugis version Sampir (Kemuning wood) of the Riau-Lingga Era`

Hi mykeris,
Before branding this sampir, here are a few questions.
What is your definition of 'Riau-Lingga Era'?
Riau-Lingga is a archipelago, made up of islands. How can an era be tagged to a region without a determining time period? Thru' time, the riau-lingga region had encountered influences and evolved.
Where did you the provenance come from?
What are the features of a Bugis sampir?
What are the features of a Riau-Lingga sampir?

I agree that the wood is kemuning (in malay), but also identified by other names in different regions.