What (who) is Barkcloth - definition
TYPE OF NON-WOVEN TEXTILE
Rhino cloth; Barkcloth making in Uganda; Ugandan barkcloth
![Hawaiian [[kapa]] from the 18th century.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hawaiian kapa, 18th century, Cook-Foster Collection at Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany.jpg?width=200 "Hawaiian [[kapa]] from the 18th century.")
![[[Fiji]]an masi](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Masi (barkcloth) from Fiji, Honolulu Museum of Art.JPG?width=200 "[[Fiji]]an masi")
![Bushong people]] of the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Woman's ceremonial overskirt, Bushong people, 20th century, raffia palm fiber & bark cloth, HMA.JPG?width=200 "Bushong people]] of the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]")
![A [[hibiscus]] flower pattern on barkcloth](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hibiscus barkcloth Honolulu.jpg?width=200 "A [[hibiscus]] flower pattern on barkcloth")
barkcloth
¦ noun cloth made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry or similar tree.
Barkcloth
Barkcloth or bark cloth is a versatile material that was once common in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Barkcloth comes primarily from trees of the family Moraceae, including Broussonetia papyrifera, Artocarpus altilis, Artocarpus tamaran, and Ficus natalensis.
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Barkcloth
Barkcloth or bark cloth is a versatile material that was once common in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Barkcloth comes primarily from trees of the family Moraceae, including Broussonetia papyrifera, Artocarpus altilis, Artocarpus tamaran, and Ficus natalensis. It is made by beating sodden strips of the fibrous inner bark of these trees into sheets, which are then finished into a variety of items. Many texts that mention "paper" clothing are actually referring to barkcloth.
Some modern cotton-based fabrics are also named "barkcloth" for their resemblance to these traditional fabrics.
