Where things are collected, most especially keris, cannot be taken as an indication at all of where they were made.
Extreme examples are the keris and pedang and dagger blades that were shipped as items of trade from Jawa to places as far removed as Sri Lanka and India, in the 15th century.
Less extreme examples are the keris blades that have been made in various centers of production since the 18th century and sold in various places right across maritime SE Asia.
What applies to blades can equally apply to items of dress.
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