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Crater Mountain Bilums
A women from Haia weaving a bilum
Brief description
The Crater Mountain bilums are made of plant fiber obtained from plants or small shrubs in the forest. The women shred the bark of the shrubs and dry that out to get the material they will use to make the bilums. This is then dried out thoroughly and the fiber is twisted into required threads. The threads are then woven into what we see as the final out come of the bilums.
Size, pattern and style
A group of ladies weaving bilums
Color
The colors used on the bilums are taken from plants found in the forest.
Use
The bilums have been a part of the peoples lives for generations and generations and have various uses. The women carry food from gardens to their homes, women carry babies and children aging 1 year to 3 three years. Women also make them and give them to other people as gifts. Apart from that there are many other uses.Apart from the uses of these bilums made from the materials obtained from the forest the Crater Mountain women sell the bilums for little income.
The main purpose of selling these bilums is to earn some money. The money is then used for things like sending their children to school, getting medical treatment, buying some change of clothes or other things of pressing need in their lives.
Contact Information
To order by phone, call (675) 732-3211
Terms and Conditions
Payments
At the moment, we don’t take credit cards or checks. The method of payment will be through Western Union Money transfer through the ANZ bank. You can contact us to get the bank details
Most of the bilums are light in weight so international economy airmail is quite reasonable.
Freight
It is best to ask for a quote on freight especially if you are considering
purchasing several items. If you are purchasing several items, depending
on the total value you may qualify for a discount so it is best to ask
and find out.