Hello Charles,
I am in agreement with the others, it's a kalasan and a very nice one on top of that. I've seen it by ebay and was thinking to bid byself since I never before have seen this style. I have seen this style of carving by sewars before, special this spiral carving at the scabbard mouth. Like Maurice pointed out already are this very thin wooven rattan bands are typical, one of my two kalasan examples have it as well. Thank you for posting this interesting piece.
Regards,
Detlef
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