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Originally Posted by drac2k
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.
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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