Bark Cloth

MOA: University of British Columbia

3643/11

Red-brown, rectangular bark cloth with black designs painted across front. Design consists of large concentric diamond inside a central rectangle, with a wide band border; plain "V" shapes extend from left and right points of diamond, touching left and right edges of rectangle. Diamond and "V"'s have created three triangular sections on either side of diamond; all are filled with different patterns. Designs consist of rows of triangles and horseshoe-shapes; back of bark cloth is undecorated.

  • Narrative

    Acquired by the donor when they lived in Tanzania and Uganda in the 1960s.


  • Type of Item bark cloth
  • Culture Ganda
  • Material bark, paint
  • Measurements height 158.0 cm, width 209.6 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Connie Gainer
  • Received from Connie Gainer

  • Made in Uganda

  • Creation Date between 1950 and 1970
  • Ownership Date before September 12, 2023
  • Acquisition Date on September 12, 2023

  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3643/0011