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Bilum is a Papua New Guinean pidgin word for string bag.Bilums are hand made through looping technique in Papua New Guinea especially by women. Different provinces have their own style of weaving bilums.
Traditional tree barks are extracted and undergo several processes to make strings to knit bilums.However today cottons are frequently used to weave bilums to save time and effort.
Bilums have wide range of uses, from shopping, storing and carrying personal items or even for wall decoration in the house. |
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