Lina Skin Pik Bilum Tote mini The Alphabet design is the

The Alphabet design is the women weavers being proud of knowing the alphabet and reading

This Bilum design is the Backbone of the pig

This collaboration has helped us connect to an additional 100 women living near Goroka in Papua New Guinea

The Zig Zag or Snake pattern is one loved by many weavers and speaks to the belief that some ancestors take the form of snakes

decorative pattern that can take many forms

Lina Skin Pik Bilum Tote mini The Alphabet design is theThe 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. The natural fibres are sourced from surrounding vegetation including the Sisal and Pandanus plant, laboriously beaten, twisted into string and then woven. Weavers expertly utilise natural dyes made from