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The Mark Lissauer Collection — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:856
Sale Title:The Mark Lissauer CollectionLots with images:852
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:570
Date:31-May-2015
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A Sumba Island ancestor-totem figure, Opossum, hands facing downwards, elongated headgear, 30 cm high
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Three wooden Batak figures, including seated figure, ancestral figure and Sumantran figure with applied human hair, 40.5 cm high
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An antique Batak house decoration, a stylised lizard, a small human figure in mouth, a crest on its head, 94 cm total length
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A Dayak ancestor figure, hands crossed over chest, pointed headgear, right knee chipped, old break, 71 cm high
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A Dayak seated ancestor figure, large round eyes, straight nose above a diamond shaped mouth, showing teeth, stylised earrings reaching shoulders, 55.5 cm high
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Three Dayak objects, including a bronze offering plate, figural food plate and figural neck rest. The offering plate, 29 cm diameter
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A Balinese figure, crouching, stylised beard with wound vegetable fibre, carved teeth, 43 cm high
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A Sumatra witch doctor’s box, two carved Singh heads at narrow side, a carved lizard on lid, inside a carved flower, 53 x 17.5 cm
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A Leti Island ancestor figure and dance staff, the figure, 51 cm high
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A large Balinese kris holder, garuda, with symbols in hands, elaborate headgear, one wing chipped, 61 cm high
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A large Balinese lions mask, large round inserted ears, 63.5 x, 40.5 x 25 cm
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A Balinese silver alloy mask, with an elaborate Crown, 30.5 x 25 cm
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A pair of carved wooden Malaysian ancestor figures
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A collection of five objects, including silvered deer, Balinese Janus head coconut scraper, Balinese trinket box, silvered seahorse and a set of cosmetic implements. The deer, 15 cm long
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A collection of seven bone carved objects, including bottle stopper, Nias island ancestor figure, shaman's elephant bone potion box, a figural group of Lombok island ancestor figures, a batak lime container and a pair of articulated wedding figures, the latter, 10.5 cm high
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Two bronze figures, including bull and seated fruit vendor, 22.5 x 19 cm
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A Malaysian fisherman's rice bowl, well carved floral motif on lid and foot, 20 cm total height
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A pair of Timorese tortoise shell hair ornaments and one other,
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A group of six books Concerning south East Asian and Indonesian Art,
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A forged steel Javanese Lance head, partly gilded reverse identical, 19 cm long
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A carved Balinese decorative panel, depicting a scene from the Rama & Sita legend, 68.5 x 30 cm
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A Balinese lion mask, a flaming gold-painted tongue, large teeth, flap-ears, bulging eyes, 67 cm total length
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A miniature Javanese Gamelan Orchestra, black lacquer with gold paint.
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A Malaysian gilt wood Hindu krishna plaque, trisula on head, standing above a wheel of life, 50.5 x 35.5 cm
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A Bontok shield Luzon Island, Phillipines, deeply hollow at back, prominently convex centre, plaited rattan strips all round, two carved semi-circular lines
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Three Maprik yam harvest Festival masks and an Abelam woven head ornament, the latter, 63.5 cm high
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A Tami Island Tapa dance mask, inside rattan frame, large opening for mouth and eyes, painted face back & front, with shark tooth motif around front and back, rafia beard, 58 x 30 cm
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A middle Sepik pottery food bowl, Koiwut village, incised stylised faces and fertility symbols, 30.5 cm diameter
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A Papua New Guinea ancestor mosquito mask, Mambe Valley, Sepik river, bulging forehead, prominently pointed nose, recessed chin, 48 x 15 cm
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Four figural mens house stools, Papua New Guinea
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Four figural canoe prows and a crocodile ceremonial flute, the latter, 60 cm long
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Two Sawos middle Sepik figural gable supports, the largest, 137 cm high
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Two middle Sepik figural suspension hooks, the largest, 94 cm high
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A lake Sentani paddle, carved regional motif on both sides of blade, 139.5 cm long
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A Malingei village ancestor mask, Sepik Region, 53 x 28 cm
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Four Papua New Guinea Kap Kaps, each with tortoise shell fretwork, 12.5 cm diameter
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Two Solomon Islands shell body ornaments and a Boiken village Papua New Guinea shell money disc,
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A Solomon Islands fighting shield, vegetable fibre and rattan, damaged, 78.5 cm long
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A large Papua New Guinea Garamut drum, Sepik Region
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A large ancestor figure, Kamindibit village, Sepik river New Guinea, with large nose-appendix reaching lower abdomen, carved tribal markings on headgear, 184 cm high
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A lake Chambri decorative post, female figure with a stylised bird at back, wings spread, losses to shells 139.5 cm high, wing span 109 cm
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A Papuan Gulf totem boar, Gogodala tribe, modelled as a boar with an elongated neck, carved teeth and fangs with a human head in mouth, legs repaired by native owner, loss to one fang
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Two Papuan Gulf Gope boards, each incised with ancestral face, the largest, 25 cm
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A middle Sepik ancestor figure, shell decoration on head, eroded painting, raphia loincloth, repaired, 104 cm high
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A collection of New Guinea objects, including Sepik river fishtrap, two coconut shell ladles, Massim spatula, lake Sentani food stirrer, Massim region sago ladle and two coconut cups. The fishtrap, 72 cm high
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A collection of New Guinea body ornaments, including middle Sepik dance ornament, two shell core necklaces, fibre headband, cowrie shell necklace, Highlands cheiftans rank insignia, fibre necklace, black seed/shell belt, Trobriand islands pigs tooth necklace and widows necklace
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Two Sepik cassowary bone daggers and a Highlands hair decoration, the cassowary daggers with various shell pendants
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An Asmat tribe grass skirt, neckband and fibre cap, along with two Asmat tribe reference books. The skirt, 86 cm long
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A large collection of New Guinea & Solomon Island body ornaments, including child's dog tooth armband, Solomon islands armband, shell core necklace, rattan armband, four dog tooth necklaces, cowrie shell necklaces, two plaited fibre armbands and a plaited fibre necklace
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A small collection of body ornaments, including cowrie shell and opossum skin headband, pigs tooth belt, comb, witch doctors amulet bag and small totem figure housed in pouch
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A New Guinea comb, wooden spines with plaited rattan strip top and two balsawood rods, studded with pheasant feathers, and one bird of paradisefeather
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A large Maprik Region helmet /Baba mask, woven fibre construction, 48 cm high
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A huon Gulf ladle, carved ancestral face to handle, 77 cm high
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A West Papuan Dani tribe body armour, plaited orchid vine, lower part plaited rattan strip, 36 cm wide
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A West New Britain Sago ladle and oil Calabash, the latter, 54.5 cm high
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Two August river lizard skin Kundu Drums and a Highlands Kundu drum, the highlands drum 60 cm
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A Yuat river flute decoration mask, deeply hollow back, prominent slanted eyes, raphia beard, cassowary feather hair on forehead, edged with size-matched cowries and boars tusk nosebone, losses, 38 cm long
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A Papuan Gulf mask, plaited rattan, raphia skirt, open eyes, the mouth a duck's bill, with skirt, 76 x 58 cm
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Two Sepik river Mwei masks and a dance mask, 89 cm long
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Three green stone axe heads and a basalt head axe, the latter, 41 cm long
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Three Papuan ceremonial Gope boards, each with carved tribal totem. The largest, 20 cm
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Four Maprik Region yam masks and a Bridal Exchange gift, Papua New Guinea, the latter, 33.5 cm high
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An East Sepik Plaited rattan-strip totem figure, Angoram village, bulging round eyes, straight nose, round face remains feather edging, 111.5 cm high
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An East Sepik female ancestor figure with a totem Opossum on head, Tambanum village, cowrie shell and concus shell-disc eyes, a chip missing from base, 99 cm high
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A Substitute ancestor skull, Sepik region, forehead covered in shell encrusted resin, human hair on top, shell disc eyes, painted tattoo lines, 25.5 cm high
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A large upper Sepik Swagup village canoe prow decoration, at end, stylised crocodile, at sides, regional ornamental carvings, 147 cm long
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A Kamindibit village female fertility figure, Sepik Region, a torso holding her breasts, shell eyes, a boar's tusk as nose decoration, carved tattoo marks on arms and torso, raffia loin cover, 61 cm high
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A Crouching middle Sepik ancestor figure, Papua New Guinea, elongated face prominent eyes and nose, hands holding chin, vegetable fibre strands from ears, a raised round forehead decoration, handle at back, 68.5 cm high
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Two Garamut drum finials, Sepik Region, the largest, 66 cm long
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A Papua New Guinea Warriors charm Karahut, Abelam people, Prince Alexander Mountains, plaited vegetable fibre figure outlined in nassa shells, round shell eyes flanking head, 22.5 cm high
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A Wossera Region head dress and an Abelam head ornament, the latter, 86 cm x 38 cm
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A fine, old authentic Karahut figure, Abelam people, north of the middle Sepik river, woven from hibiscus bark twine and sennit fibre, decorated with boar's tusks, small nassa shells with applied ochre and charcoal paints, 33 cm
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Two 19th century prints of New Guinea, a New Guinea dead house & Inboorlingen van Nieuw- Guinea, largest, 28 x 35.5 cm, including frame
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Seventeen books concerning Polynesia and Melanesia
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Art of the Sepik in three volumes, text in German
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Four Sepik river canoe Prows, two in the form of crocodile heads. The longest prow 70 cm
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A Southern Highlands Mendi Payback figure, raphia skirt, ample jobs tear seed decoration, cassowary feathers on head, plaited fibre bilum basket at back of head, 48 cm high
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A Mendi village, Southern Highlands, shoulder shield, a repair by native owner 149.5 x 48 cm
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A Mendi, Southern Highlands fighting shield, Tigiri village, Papua New Guinea, triangle motif edged with perforations for Bilas 134.5 x 35.5
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A Santa Cruz Island ceremonial staff, ample mother of pearl inlay both sides, 48.5 cm long. Provenance: from an old Dutch collection, originally purchased early 1900's
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A Santa Cruz Missionary staff, with mother-of-pearl inlay on all four sides, an inlaid cross at finial, 85 cm long
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A large collection of assorted tribal items including rattan mats
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Two similar Axes
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A collection of Papua New Guinea n objects, including a New Britain spinning top, Trobriand Islands mortar & pestle, two Massim region lime containers,shell currency money, coconut shell spinning top and lower Sepik woman's nose bone. The coconut shell spinning top 8.5 cm diameter
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A Papua New Guinea Men’S house bark painting, two ancestor spirit faces, 71 cm
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New Britain funerary Tapa, 93 cm wide
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Four Sepik figures and a mask, the largest, 73.5 cm high
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A Papuan Gulf Bioma/Agiba ancestor figure, with incised design and painted with natural earth pigments, 118 cm high
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A lower Ramu river Region ancestor mask, Sanai village, red painting, serrated beard line, slit-eyes, 64 cm high
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A Papua New Guinea Washkuk Region Nokwi ceremonial ancestor figure, small head with raised facial features, raised knees, carved tattoo marks around navel and shoulders, one foot chipped, as visible, 119 cm high
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A middle Sepik suspension hook, female figure, carved boar's tusks on upper lip, chin extension underneath carved tattoo motifs and carved suspension loop at back, 71 cm high
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A New Britain Tolai ceremonial dance axe, at top tribal star & grass motif carved both sides, old painting, 132.5 cm long. Provenance: acquired from an old European collection
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A huon Gulf Neckrest, at either side a stylised kneeling figure, 16.5 cm high
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A Santa Cruz Islands Tema/Kap Kap, ground clam shell disc with turtle shell fret work symetrically arranged terminating in a stylized bird, 10.5 cm diameter
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An Iatmul Mwai mask, middle Sepik river, 20th century, elongated nose ending with a small birds head, minor wood damage on side as visible
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A Santa Cruz Islands Tevau money roll, red parrot Feathers, feathers worn, it is used for major purchases, such as commissioning the building of a canoe, bride price, purchase of pigs or labor
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A Sepik gable mask, Nangissap village, serrated beard-line, protruding lower lip arching to chin
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A New Guinea Highlands Lumi Region fighting shield, carved regional tribal markings of sexual totem motif, some insect damage, 58 cm
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A Masandanai village ancestor mask, Sepik river, 72 x 21.5 cm
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A collection of New Guinea n objects, including lime container decoration, coconut whistle, witchdoctors amulet bag, two sago washing pegs and sago spatulas, the latter, 53 cm long
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