Bisj-poles : sculptures from the rain forest / Pauline van der Zee ; with an essay by Kees van den Meiracker.
"Bisj-poles are long, figuratively-carved tree trunks from the southwest of New Guinea. The poles serve as a memorial for the deceased and have been named for the ritual of which they form the centre, the bisj. This ritual has to do with the cycle of life and death and - in former times - with...
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Amsterdam :
KIT Publishers,
©2007.
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Norlin Library - Art & Architecture Stacks
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NK9780.A3 P36 2007
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