Bring culture and creativity into your child's play with this beautiful gift set! Featuring a beautifully handcrafted:
Wooden bilum stand (Heigh = 70cm);
a small bilum perfectly sized for a doll (colours will vary or if you have a colour preference, please let us know);
The Perfect Bilum storybook - "Kiri is busy making a new bilum. As she works, her family interrupt her, all needing different-sized bilums. Will Kiri have the perfect bilum for them?"
 
This set makes a meaningful and unique gift to support further play and exploration of this beautiful children's story. Celebrating Papua New Guinean craftsmanship and storytelling—perfect for young children, educators, or anyone who values handmade artistry and cultural connection. 
 
Bilum stand concept, design and build by Paia Ingram and Mitchell Bell. Paia Ingram is a Papua New Guinean woman from Gaba Gaba Village, Central Province her language is Motu. 
 
Small doll sized Bilum woven by Ranu James - (colours will vary or if you have a colour preference, please let us know. Please not pink teddy inside bilum not included).
 
The Perfect Bilum written by Ranu James, a Papua New Guinean woman from Gaba Gaba Village, Central Province her language is Motu. Ranu is also a bilum weaver and has made many bilums, from small to large ones, all perfectly gifted to her family.
 
Illustrated by: Serge Ah-Wong a visual artist, curator and Papua New Guinean settler based in Meanjin. Honouring his Motuan and Kairuku lineage, Serge uses portrait painting to express cultural pride, unearthing the complex ways his subjects resist assimilation, colonisation, cultural erasure and euro-centric ideals of beauty. Serge's portraiture is relational; what is painted comes from listening to what matters to people. This is Serge's first illustration of a children's storybook. We are sure you will love his work as much as we do!