Where is this Shield from?

[Sajen]

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.

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