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New Guinean Wood Carvings

A bisj pole of the Asmat

A bisj pole of the Asmat

Carved out of a single piece of a wild nutmeg tree, bisj pole carvings depict human figures standing on top of each other, as well as animal figures and carvings in the shape of a canoe prow. 

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