BisPole_StandingShoulders1 Published March 12, 2018 at 600 × 308 in What is a Bis Pole and Why Were They Desired by Collectors? ← Previous / Next → The deceased were carved as if they are standing on their forefather’s shoulders. Bisj pole, bis pole, Asmat, Papua, Dutch New Guinea, Rituals of the Dead, Artifact Mystery, Art Crime, Smuggling, Jennifer S. Alderson