It just happened to me to find a similar keris which is in the collection of the Moscow State Museum of Oriental art. It is described as a 19th cent. Sumatran manufacture, 3luk, pamor adeg, ivory java deman hilt, not original silvered copper mendak, ivory sheath with 3 brass rings. It is described as a miniature and a talisman.
Here are the measurements in cms, compared with those of my keris:
Moscow keris My keris
total length 24,6 22
keris " 21,5 20
blade " 15,6 14
hilt " 5,4 5,7
Enclosed a photo from the museum catalogue
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