“Bark cloth” is made from just that, the inner bark of the mutuba tree — a kind of ficus. According to UNESCO, the process for making it predates the invention of weaving.

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. BLACK AND BROWN PRINTED GEOMETRIC ...

Lubugo bark cloth is made by the Baganda people and sourced from the bark of the mutuba tree. Lubugo translates to English as "funerary shroud" and this is its primary use.

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 ...

Kenyan-British artist Michael Armitage painted "Curfew" after a violent flare-up in Mombasa, Kenya, during the early days of the pandemic. One art critic calls it a "modern masterpiece." ...

Jose Hendo is turning bark cloth, a traditional fabric made from trees in Uganda for over 600 years, into high fashion.

Jose Hendo is turning bark cloth, a traditional fabric made from trees in Uganda for over 600 years, into high fashion.