Bilum & Bilas - Rainbow Earrings moths Joining the dots between our

Joining the dots between our consumption and the crisis

By: Lin & Gayle Sutherland

Capturing Nature reveals these ground breaking photographs for the first time

and I hope to find a corner for it in our now overcrowded Museum

were the coastal lands from Botany Bay to the Shoalhaven district and for some distance inland

Bilum & Bilas - Rainbow Earrings moths Joining the dots between ourRaw brass arches, each finished with ten dangling handwoven bilum beads. The ear hooks are gold filled. By Bilum & Bilas a Papua New Guinean social enterprise which supports female artisans to develop a winder market for their crafts and improve their livelihoods. A bilum is an iconic Papua New Guinean string bag which holds deep cultural and emotional significance. Bilas is decoration and adornment used throughout PNG to celebrate diversity and