![Kindred Subjects: Art Stories from New York City: Bis Pole, late 1950s Asmat people, Omadesep village, New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia Wood, paint, fiber Kindred Subjects: Art Stories from New York City: Bis Pole, late 1950s Asmat people, Omadesep village, New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia Wood, paint, fiber](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ypk86svJOB0/UQwki2P5fPI/AAAAAAAAGQw/Mlq7iQfRBWE/s640/h2_1979.206.1611.jpg)
Kindred Subjects: Art Stories from New York City: Bis Pole, late 1950s Asmat people, Omadesep village, New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia Wood, paint, fiber
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Asmat Wooden Bisj Pole, | Cowan's Auction House: The Midwest's Most Trusted Auction House / Antiques / Fine Art / Art Appraisals
![File:Asmat bis poles from Indonesian New Guinea - the poles are named for deceased people and the huge phalluses on top represent fertility. - panoramio.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Asmat bis poles from Indonesian New Guinea - the poles are named for deceased people and the huge phalluses on top represent fertility. - panoramio.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Asmat_bis_poles_from_Indonesian_New_Guinea_-_the_poles_are_named_for_deceased_people_and_the_huge_phalluses_on_top_represent_fertility._-_panoramio.jpg)