Tag: Bilum
Researcher warns over West Papuan deforestation impact on traditional noken weaving
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan doctoral candidate has warned that indigenous noken-weaving practices back in her homeland are under threat with the world's biggest...
PNG police arrest suspect in torture and killing of women in...
The National
A Papua New Guinean primary school teacher has been arrested for allegedly torturing a woman with a hot knife in sorcery-related violence in...
‘We’ve dreamed for a road into the villages and now it...
By Hezron Kising in Lae
It takes up to 6 km for women from Milampipi and Kaisia villages in the mountainous hinterlands of Papua New...
Papua New Guinea’s bilum – how the handcrafted bags reached Rangiora
Florence Jaukae works with a co-operative of women in Papua New Guinea to produce original works of bilum. Video: Pacific Trade Invest Australia
By Laurens...
Moresby bilum market mum wants change with PNG elections
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill continues to defend the country’s economy as the PNG election campaign continues. Video: EMTV News
By Kiwiana Ngabung in Port Moresby
She...
