Be kind to your environment. Use a bilum.

PNG bilums (string bags) which are stitched, not crocheted or knitted are the bags for any/all occasions. It is so amazingly magical in that it will expand and take as much weight as one can carry. These bags are specifically useful where you need a free hand to push your stroller/pram or wheelchair. It can be hung on your shoulder, across your stroller/pram, wheelchair or shopping trolley. Just put your shopping in an empty bag, empty contents at counter and reload as each item goes through the check-out point.

What can be more convenient than a bilum? Bilums or "string bags" or "net bags" are seen everywhere in PNG and are used by both men and women at all social occasions. It is handmade almost exclusively by women either with natural fibres or acrylic strings (imported yarns) or mixed natural fibers rolled with shredded rice sacks or feathers. While bilums are used as mundane artifacts, they also carry highly symbolic personal, social and cultural meanings. Bilums reflect the attachment between mother and child, and evoke for many others the hard labour of women in the country, their courage and imagination. It is a major, and one of the rare artifacts permitting women to invest in the field of visual arts. The production of such an artifact requires a rare patience, extremely complex techniques (some women use more than 12 needles to loop a pattern) and a vivid imagination.

Help support mothers and empower women to advance. Buy a bilum and help a local woman. It also eliminates the need for plastic bags. Be kind to your environment. Use a bilum.

The prizes of the PNG bilum products are as low as PGK15 to PGK80, tax free & no import/export charges. Only shipment/freight charges.

If you wanted to buy a bilum from Papua New Guinea, please contact us through the address below:

PNG Bilum Products (PAC-INTER)

PO Box 46, MT. HAGEN

Western Highlands Province 281

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Cellphone: (675) 73806665

SMS: (675) 72392324

Email: pac.inter@ymail.com