Handbag | Bilum | Mini Crossbody | Katim Pik III

These Bilum are joyful works of art. The inspiring female artisans from Papua New Guinea weave each bag by hand using the ancient art form of bilum weaving.

Each bilum takes around six weeks to make and communicates life stories through pattern and colour. The Skin Pik design is local to Goroka and symbolizes when when women came together to eat, those with higher status were treated to finer parts of the pig, the women of lower status were left to wait. The design speaks of independence and empowerment. Katim Pik is how the knife slices through the pig. This design is the sharp knife slicing through the pig.

This Bilum is handwoven from acrylic and wool yarn as well as up-cycled knitwear using traditional weaving techniques.

Details
13 x 17 cm x 85 cm strap length