Papua New Guinea women weave their way to a living

Women in the country specialise in intricately lacing plant fibres together to make the roomy pouches known as bilums, a symbol of Indigenous pride. Weavers each craft up to five bilums a month, attracting customers as far away as Iceland.

The boutique workshop in Port Moresby hosts a group of women who specialise in intricately lacing plant fibres together to make the roomy pouches known as bilums, a symbol of Indigenous pride.