Port Moresby (AFP) – Women in the country specialise in intricately lacing plant fibres together to make the roomy pouches known as bilums, a symbol of Indigenous pride. Weavers each craft up to five bilums a month, attracting customers as far away as Iceland. The boutique workshop in Port Moresby hosts a group of women who specialise in intricately lacing plant fibres together to make the roomy pouches known as bilums, a symbol of Indigenous pride.
