DMA’s ‘Bamana Mud Cloth’ exhibition examines how African textiles became a force in fashion Women of Mali have been creating the intricate designs for three centuries.

Armitage paints on lubugo cloth, which is made from fig-tree bark, in part to ground his work in East African history. His widely acclaimed work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in ...

As part of our commitment to accessibility and transparency, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art is placing its collection records online. Please note that some records are incomplete ...

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 ...

She’s turning bark cloth, a fabric fashioned from trees in Uganda for over 600 years, into haute couture - and turning heads in the process. “What’s so exciting about it is the shapes I was ...

Marsky's Birch Bark collection is available at Scheuer Linens, 340 Sutter St., San Francisco, (415) 392-2813, Whole Foods Market, 6910 McKinley St., Sebastopol, (707) 829-9801 or by requesting a ...

At the age of 85, Mzee Eriyazali, has been through thick and thin but has done no other business apart from bark cloth making and hunting. The old man says that girls around his home village ...