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Bark Cloth

early 1900s

Africa, East Africa, Uganda, Baganda style, unknown maker

Medium
Bark (probably Ficus natalensis) and dye
Measurements
Overall: 223.5 x 209.6 cm (88 x 82 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House 1929.368
Public Domain
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Bark cloth originated in the nineteenth-century Buganda Kingdom as royal dress.

Description

Made from thinly pounded tree bark, this cloth was stamped and painted with natural dyes in a vibrant pattern of concentric circles and four-pointed stars. Large examples like this were used in the Buganda court as prestige dress or as a movable architectural element.
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Bark Cloth

early 1900s

Africa, East Africa, Uganda, Baganda style, unknown maker

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