Where is this Shield from?
 

Can anyone please name the culture that this circular rattan shield is from?
Initially I thought the shield was Chinese but the size & shape makes me doubt that it is.
Thanks.

Hello Albert,

Could be Chinese, Tengpai but I am unsure.

Regards,
Detlef

Thanks for your reply Sajen.

Along those lines Vietnam or Laos. Erik Farrow, a very reputable dealer currently has one similar to yours on his site for sale; the shield has provenance.

It's sold so I can post it here for comparison and later reference.

Here the original description:

Large rattan Chinese Tengpai shield with a tiger face on the front. This style of shield was a military issue style for the special forces tiger division of the 18th and early 19th century. It is entirely made out of rattan with a large coil connected my small woven strips. The original handle is intact, and the paint is all original natural pigment.

27" diameter. 18th or early 19th century, China. ....Sold

Another sold one from Mandarinmansion. 77,5 cm diameter. There are other sold ones from this site.

I've stated before that I am unsure if the shield in question is Tengpai because I am missing the wooden "stop-ridge" by it which is seen normally by these shields.

Drac2k and Sajen, the shield I posted is closer to this Borneo example from the Smithsonian Institute, than Erik’s Tengpai.

The Borneo shield is smaller in diameter, I believe their Chinese cousins, from what I have observed are significantly larger. The “B” shield is flat while the Tengpai has a domed front. The darker rattan colors on my shield is dyed not painted, similar to the rattan weavings on a Mandau. With this I tend to believe my shield is from Borneo. The estate that I obtained my shield from had several items from Borneo as well. Here are 2 items (any idea what they are? ),that I acquired from the same estate. I’m not aware of their age.

Could the rightmost one be the grip for a piso raut biknife maybe?

https://www.artoftheancestors.com/bl...-van-zonneveld

I guess that the sticks are so called tun tun. ;)

See here: https://www.google.com/search?q=daya...t=gws-wiz-serp

Tun-tun’s 🙂, so they are.
Thanks guys.