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

In Uganda, designers are trying to revive interest in a cloth people there have been wearing for the past 600 or more years. “Bark cloth” is made from just that, the inner bark of the mutuba tree — a ...

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, ...

It is a Friday evening, and Mzee Eriyazali Kaganda is just from the forest, clad in a rather old tattered shirt and a pair of equally old shorts, a panga, spear and a hunting net in hand. He walks ...

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 ...

The guest list underscored its significance, with Hon. Anthony Wamala, Minister of Culture, and Nnaalinnya Lubuga Agnes Nabaloga in attendance. Many left convinced that this was the beginning of a new ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Cloths woven of tree bark attest to ...

Curfew (Likoni March 27 2020) by Kenyan-British painter Michael Armitage, was inspired by an attack on ferry passengers by paramilitary police in Nairobi. The painting hangs in the Museum of Modern ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Bark cloths were historically beaten ...