Bugis or Sumatran?

[David]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello David,

Sorry that my question was worded inaccurately, I vow to get better!
We generally have this problem with many keris which are shown here. Is a Java blade in a Bali dress a Java keris or a Balinese? Is a Central Javanese in a Madura/East Java dress Central or East Javanese, we have seen this many times. I think it's the complete package when we classify keris with a description where the blade may have its origin.
But apparently all the people who contributed to this thread understand what I want to know!
And when you reread the classic thread you will find that Bugis influenced coastal Sumatra keris dresses differ from "pure" Bugis keris dresses.I just was a little bit unsure where the keris in question may have its origin.

Regards,
Detlef

So you wanted to know if this was a Sulawesi Bugis keris or a Sumatran Bugis keris? Well why didn't you just say so. LOL!
I don't know...