Uganda's bark cloth, a traditional textile made from the inner bark of fig trees, is making waves in sustainable fashion ...

The Bark Cloth Annual Festival, the first one of its kind, was held in Kiwangala, Masaka District.Kiwangala is also the cultural heartland of the bark cloth,which makes it a symbol of creativity, ...

With both hands, he scrapes the bark of the tree as he quickly collects the peelings. He does so with precision, cautious that his mentor is looking on. As Paul Bukenya Katamira supervises the mentee, ...

Bark-cloth making is an ancient craft of the Baganda people who live in the Buganda kingdom in southern Uganda. Traditionally, craftsmen of the Ngonge clan, headed by a kaboggoza, the hereditary chief ...

Old really is gold for budding designer Jose Hendo, who is reviving an ancient material for the catwalks of Kampala. She’s turning bark cloth, a fabric fashioned from trees in Uganda for over 600 ...

Barkcloth Hawaiian shirts and furnishing fabrics were brought home by American GIs stationed in Hawaii, and soon became all the rage. The original barkcloth was soon being reproduced to supply the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Dress and sash, made from dark brown ...