Bis Pole Item Number: 2719/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tall bis pole of light coloured wood with carved figures and red, yellow and white pigment. Above the pointed base is a hollowed oval canoe or bowl shape topped with a head. Two standing female figures, with body and facial tattoos, wearing only belted thongs, face each other, one holding the other up by the knees and the other resting her chin on top of the first female's head adornment. Braided grass tassels hang from holes along the sides of the hollow oval and from the ears and neck of the figures; top figure has a woven white cotton tube bracelet around one wrist.
Item History
- Made in Papua, Indonesia
- Owned by Jim Pawlyshyn before October 27, 2008
- Received from Jim Pawlyshyn (Donor) on October 27, 2008
What
- Name
- Bis Pole
- Identification Number
- 2719/3
- Type of Item
- pole
- Material
- nutmeg wood, pigment, grass and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 385.0 cm, width 40.0 cm, depth 40.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Asmat
- Previous Owner
- Jim Pawlyshyn
- Received from
- Jim Pawlyshyn (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua, Indonesia
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 27, 2008
- Acquisition Date
- on October 27, 2008
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 70
- Accession Number
- 2719/0003