Palm leaf is produced from two main types of palms: Palmyra and Talipot. The Palmyra leaf is rather thick and inflexible and inclined toward delicacy over time. The talipot is thinner and more flexible and has excellent resilience, reportedly lasting as long as 600 years. Palm leaves are plicate (that is, have parallel folds) and [...]

History of Bark Cloth Bark cloth is a unique, non-woven fabric produced from the bark of Ficus Natalensins, a rare and novel fig tree species peculiar to Uganda and locally known as Mutuba. Since the 13th century, bark cloth has been produced in the Buganda Kingdom, and used commercially, ritually and ceremonially by the Bagada, [...]

Currently there are more than 1,500 Rwandan women weaving Rwanda baskets. Spending the money responsibly, they allocate a certain amount into savings and use the rest for food, clothing, health insurance, and education. After the widespread 1994 genocide in the East African country of Rwanda, 70% of the remaining population was composed of women. Almost [...]

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