Highlands Region Traditional Arts & Crafts
| Item#: 01 - Stone Axes | Item#: 02 - Pig Tasks | Item#: 03 - Kaurishell Necklaces | |||
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Name: Stone Axes |
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Name: Pig Tasks |
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Name: Kaurishell Necklaces Place of Origin: Used in highlands and coastal areas of PNG Purpose: Regarded as a valuable item of barter trading, used for bride price payment and for paying compensations Price: $US75.00 |
| Item#: 04 - Kaurishell Necklaces | Item#: 05 - White Seashell Necklaces | Item#: 06 - Historic Stone Axe Blade | |||
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Name: Kaurishell Necklaces |
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Name: White Seashell Necklaces |
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Name: Historic Stone Axe Blade Origin: Enga, Mt. Hagen , Mendi, Kundiawa Purpose: Used as axe to cut trees, make gardens. Now used as historic items of value Price: $US75.00 |
| Item#: 07 - Round Cane Baskets | Item#: 08 - Rectangle Cane Baskets | Item#: 09 - Cassuary Feathers | |||
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Name: Round Cane Baskets |
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Name: Rectangle Cane Baskets |
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Name: Cassuary Feathers Origin: Skillfully made by Highlands ladies Purpose: Mainly used by Chiefs as head dress and for important festivals many other purposes Price: $US75.00 |
| Item#: 10 - Bird of Paradise String bags | Item#: 11 - PNG Flag String Bags | Item#: 12 - Colorful String Bags | |||
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Name: Bird of Paradise String Bags |
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Name: PNg Flag String Bags |
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Name: Colorful String bags Origin: Skillfully made by Highlands ladies using neatly knitted cotton wools Purpose: Mainly used by ladies to carry garden food, store goods and can also be used as shopping bags and other purposes Price: $US75.00 |
| Item#: 13 - PNG Flag String Bag | Item#: 14 - Tari String Bag | Item#: 15 - Cuscus Wool String Bag | |||
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Name: PNG Flag String Bag |
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Name: Tari String Bag |
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Name: Cuscus Wool String Bag Origin: Skillfully made by Highlands ladies using neatly knitted cotton wools Purpose: Mainly used by ladies to carry garden food, store goods and can also be used as shopping bags and other purposes Price: $US75.00 |
| Item#: 16 - Colorful String Bags | Item#: 17 - Cuscus Wool String Bags | Item#: 18 - Colorful String Bags | |||
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Name: Colorful String Bags |
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Name: Cuscus Wool String Bags |
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Name: Colorful Stringbags Origin: Skillfully made by Highlands ladies using neatly knitted cotton wools Purpose: Mainly used by ladies to carry garden food, store goods and can also be used as shopping bags and other purposes Price: $US75.00 |
| Item#: 19 - Colorful String Bags | Item#: 20 - Colorful String Bags | Item#: 21 - Colorful String Bags | |||
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Name: Colorful String Bags |
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Name: Colorful String Bags |
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Name: Colorful String Bags Origin: Skillfully made by Highlands ladies using neatly knitted cotton wools Purpose: Mainly used by ladies to carry garden food, store goods and can also be used as shopping bags and other purposes Price: $US75.00/bag |
| Item#: 22 - Pigs Tusks | Item#: 23 - Kaurishell Necklaces | Item#: 24 - Kina Shell Necklaces | |||
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Name: Pigs Tusks |
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Name: Kaurishell Necklaces |
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Name: Kina Shell Necklaces Origin: Coastal areas Purpose: Used as medium of trade between highlands and coastal people during barter system. Traditional money used for bride price payment, and paying compensations Price: $US75.00 |
| Item#: 25 - Highlands Cap | Item#: 26 - Colorful String Bags | ||
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Name: Highlands Cap |
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Name: Colorful Stringbags |