Nested Basket Set – Black and White

Penan Women Project
The Penang Tribe is a nomadic aboriginal people of the Borneo Rainforest. In buying a Penan bag you are helping women to make a better life for their family.

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
The Penan Unseen - Video
Sunset Over Selungo - Video