Reusable Grocery Shopping Market Beach Swimming Yoga Knitting Craft Crochet Teacher Tote Basket Bag Handwoven Grey White Penan Women Project

Reusable Grocery Shopping Market Beach Swimming Yoga Knitting Craft Crochet Teacher Tote Basket Bag Handwoven White Grey Penan Women Project

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“Flower Power” Grey Penan Women Project Basket

Name: "Flower Power" Grey Penan Women Project Basket
SKU: PWPFlowerPowerGrey
Price: 89.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

$89.00

Indulge in artisanal charm without sacrificing practicality. Functional and beautiful, our handwoven “Flower Power” baskets seamlessly combine style with functionality for a truly captivating accessory.

With stunning colours and contemporary patterns, PWP bags may be handwoven in the Borneo rainforest, but they are designed for city chic. A modern twist to handmade bags!

As a personal touch each bag carries a tag with the name, and often a photo of the Penan weaver that made your bag. A PWP Authenticity badge is also attached to each bag so that you can be sure your basket is genuine and not a copy.

Strong, durable, washable, and available in sizes to suit any occassion, you are sure to find a good reason to have one of these beautiful handmade tote bags at the ready.

Penan Womens Project bags are Handmade in Sarawak

SKU: PWPFlowerPowerGrey Category: Tote Bags Tags: Penan Women Project, Sarawak, Silver, White

Why Aren’t The Baskets Made Of Rattan?

Frankly I’m glad you asked. The answer to that question could be…

so that the bags are washable

so that the bags are more durable

so that the bags can be gloriously colourful

so that the designs can be amazing and unlimited

so that the weavers can let their imagination run riot

But the real answer is… it’s just not viable to use rattan because

It takes 2 to 4 days to find enough rattan to make one basket

It takes another 2-3 weeks to clean and prepare the rattan

Then it takes another 1-2 weeks to weave the basket

So, if unlike me, the dashboard of your car is made from cardboard, you have recently knitted yourself a phone cover, and your hairdryer is biodegradable, please don’t think badly of our beautiful Penan weavers who are doing what they can to support their families in an environment with very few resources

And remember…the baskets are not single use plastic.

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Wendy and her children from Long Kevok

Penan Weaver Story
Wendy and her children from Long Kevok are from the Penang Tribe, a nomadic aboriginal people of the Borneo Rainforest. In buying a Penan bag you are helping her to make the life of her family better.

The Penans are one of the indigenous tribes of Borneo. Calling the rainforest their home, they are believed to be the last nomadic hunter-gatherers in Malaysia. Many of them live in extreme poverty in the interior of Sarawak, Borneo.

Traditional Penan baskets are usually made out of rattan, which is difficult to harvest and process, resulting in the production of a mere two to three baskets per month. Their solution to this problem was to combine the Penan way of weaving craft baskets with the use of "tali", a plastic ribbon, which is sturdier, cheaper and readily available for them.

Penan Women Project (PWP) focuses on helping the women of the Penan tribe to earn regular incomes by crafting handmade bags. The Project also ensures the continuity of their heritage, as the Penan women are expert weavers despite having no formal education.

The Penan Project - Video
The Penan Tribe - Video
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Sunset Over Selungo - Video

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