Skin Pik Bilum Crossbody by Florence Natural Hand made cotton pom pom

Hand made cotton pom pom and tassel with wooden beads

bringing joy to a task that would otherwise be hard

This is a medium size bilum

* Glass and beads are fragile

The natural fibres are sourced from surrounding vegetation including the Sisal and Pandanus plant

Skin Pik Bilum Crossbody by Florence Natural Hand made cotton pom pomThe 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. All adornments sold separately.