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Bark cloth is a fabric made from the soft bark of the fig tree (ficus natalensis), and is one of the fascinating skills of the Baganda. This bark cloth has a strong ritual importance to the people of Uganda. To make this soft and resistant fabric, the outer bark of the tree is carefully removed and then alternately soaked and beaten with a grooved wooden mallet, until the fibers become flexible. The bark then re-grows and can be harvested again a year later. |
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Baganda attending various traditional ceremonies wearing barkcloth |
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Bark cloth was traditionally popular for clothing, but today, bark cloth is rather used for craft products such as hats, mats, book covers or purses. It is also used to wrap the dead. As a matter of fact, the bark cloth is a respected item in the burial ceremonies of quite a number of communities in Uganda. |
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