Bisj
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Oceanic > Melanesian > New Guinea > Papua New Guinea > Papua New Guinea regional styles > Sepik > Sepik native styles > Asmat (Sepik native style)
Descripción
Bisj are enormous carved wooden ancestral poles made by the Asmat people of the Sepik region. The figures on the sculptures represent deceased clan members who were murdered by enemy clans. A recurring characteristic of most bisj is the phallus, representing the strength of male fertility. These memorial poles were constructed for funerary ceremonies that commemorated the deceased. Designs vary depending on the area or group who constructed the bisj.
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- bisj poles [en]
- bis poles [an]
- bis (ancestral poles) [x-]
- mbis [x-]
- mis (ancestral poles) [x-]