Again Bill, you never disappoint me with your collection.
I have seen a few Kampilan scabbards secured together in this manner.I believe they even used rattan in place of metal clips.
Having the clips securing the scabbard would allow the user to just slip the blade back into its sheath and not having to waste time with binding it together with rattan or string.
As for the holes where the hair goes into, it was probably the owners preference at time of placing the order. I have a few older one w/o the holes. I even have one with one big rectangular hole. I posted a photo of it for discussion a while back.
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