▁Category : Super tasks ▁Category : Art icles ▁with ▁example ▁pseudo code <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁bil um ▁is ▁a ▁string ▁bag ▁made ▁by ▁hand ▁in ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁The ▁bag ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁process ▁known ▁as ▁looping ▁or ▁kn ot less ▁net ting ▁ ▁or ▁by ▁cro ch eting . ▁Trad itionally , ▁the ▁string ▁used ▁was ▁hand made , ▁normally ▁from ▁plant ▁materials . ▁Now , ▁however , ▁many ▁people ▁who ▁can ▁afford ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁make ▁their ▁bil ums ▁from ▁store ▁bought ▁y arn ▁and ▁string . ▁ ▁Bil ums ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁items , ▁from ▁sho pping ▁goods ▁in ▁large ▁bil ums ▁to ▁personal ▁items ▁in ▁pur se - s ized ▁vari eties . ▁M oth ers ▁often ▁carry ▁their ▁b ab ies ▁in ▁bil ums . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁the ▁traditional ▁method ▁of ▁making ▁bil ums ▁using ▁w oven ▁plant ▁re eds ▁is ▁still ▁widely ▁spread ▁across ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁many ▁vill agers ▁are ▁now ▁finding ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁use ▁w ool - based ▁y ar ns ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁b ags . ▁This ▁allows ▁a ▁greater ▁divers ity ▁of ▁color ▁schemes ▁to ▁be ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁the ▁bil ums , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁they ▁are ▁more ▁highly ▁sought ▁after , ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁highly ▁visible ▁and ▁different ▁patterns ▁and ▁color ▁combinations . ▁ ▁Women ▁sometimes ▁prefer ▁the ▁short ▁handled ▁versions ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁s ling ▁across ▁their ▁fore head s ▁to ▁carry