Mathematics and Papua New Guinea Bilum Making (string bag design)

Kay Owens

Mathematics and Papua New Guinea Bilum Making (string bag design)

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Papua New Guinea's 800 Indigenous cultures make various bags for carrying and other purposes. Most use various continuous string bags and these have become not only an important activity for women in a cultural sense but a creative, modern product that can be exchanged or sold in a different economy. Women regularly make up new designs and teach them to other women. Each design, on the poster is intricate and requires considerable mathematical, especially spatial thinking.

Original language	English
Pages	1pg (poster)
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	ICME-12: The 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education - COEX, Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 08 Jul 2012 → 15 Jul 2012 https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/ICMI/Conferences/ICME/ICME12/www.icme12.org/sub/sub01_01.html

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Conference	ICME-12
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Seoul
Period	08/07/12 → 15/07/12
Internet address	https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/ICMI/Conferences/ICME/ICME12/www.icme12.org/sub/sub01_01.html

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Mathematics and Papua New Guinea Bilum Making (string bag design)

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