According to a myth, Bilishoi is an ancestral hero who, having turned evil after leaving his sisters in his native village, killed some of the men building a ceremonial house. Compelled to defend himself against the other men who fought back, he took refuge on the house top but would eventually be struck by a spear.

Bilishoi is carved as a rooftop piece, the sculptor having clearly worked in such a way as to represent his figure as seen from far below, as suggested by the missing chin. When you will meet him, don’t worry, he is now armless in a window display at the Barbier-Mueller Museum.