BIRD FORM KERIS HANDLES, SUMATRA

[David]

Originally Posted by sirek

the story of the seller was: that he originally comes from bali
and that all parts belong together and are not composed

but I'm not knowledgeable enough to confirm this ,

but I would like to hear someone else's opinion if the seller was wrong

I am fairly confident in stating that your blade is not a Bali or Lombok blade. The dress is also not like any Bali dress i know either by motif or design, though the shape of the sheath is somewhat similar to the Bali gayaman style sheaths. But it looks more likely to be from Madura is regards to the carving (though given the lobster motif it might be from Nova Scotia )
The blade certainly looks Bugis to my eyes.