Clutch Bag | Bilum | Diamond Australian Design oysters and clams

oysters and clams

Wool and cotton

Wrist strap

These scarves a produced through working directly with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art centres

Size: Length 6-7 cm (including silver drop)

Clutch Bag | Bilum | Diamond Australian Design oysters and clamsThese 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 story behind the Diamond design is rich in culture and is held dear to the women of Papua New Guinea, not only is it a symbol of abundance and prosperity, traditionally in Goroka it is given to