Raun Raun design is the first Bilum young girls learn to make and then they go on to incorporate patterns once they know technically how to make the Bilum. It means continuously going round and round to make the Bilum.
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 plants, ochres and berries to enhance their patterns.
Large size shopper.

Dimensions:  

27cm W x 21cm L x 22cm 

Weaver Details:

Lina Singu is a remarkable spirit. For the past 22 years, she has made it her mission to connect women living in remote villages along the Sepik River by training them to become independent Bilum weavers. In a small motorboat, she travels up and down the Sepik, it’s an arduous journey under the hot sun. At each village, she is met by groups of women, who greet her at the banks to sell their weaving, and it has proved an invaluable life source.