Tote Bag | Bilum | Large | Skin Pik

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.

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

Details
44 x 38 cm x 105 cm strap length
Please note: By nature of the weaving techniques used, there is variation in the width and height of these bags, as noted in the measurements above.