Inaugural African Nation "UGANDA " Exhibit "BARKCLOTH" 2 The Roots"
The indigenous name for Barkcloth is Olubugo. It is made from the inner bark of the Mutuba tree .
Artisans
Origin of Design
Science of Design
Science of Design
Africa created all the handcrafts used today...
Weaving, Beading, Dyeing and Embroidery.
Science of Design
Science of Design
Science of Design
Africa created Geometrics: Pyramid, Circle and Square are a central part of all textile designs.
Master Crafters
Science of Design
Master Crafters
African Batik and Tye Dyeing techniques are a quintessential process used in many countries.
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Welcome My Name is Queen Ahneva Ahneva
The African Textile Museum (ATMuseum ) is dedicated to revealing "Textiles" as one of civilization’s oldest art forms and that many of the techniques employed in today's worldwide Textile industry originated in Africa.
CREATIVITY
Handcrafted
Embroidered Art
Handcrafted
Korhogo Cloth is made (from mud) by the Senufo tribe from the Ivory Coast, West Africa. The people of Mali also use this same technique to create Mudcloth.
Kentée
Embroidered Art
Handcrafted
Kente cloth is a traditional handwoven fabric that comes from the Akan peoples of Ghana.
This traditional textile process is only made by men.
Embroidered Art
Embroidered Art
Embroidered Art
Embroidery has been in African Culture since time immemorial. Africans have stitched textiles, clothing, and even homes together. Hand stitching is a science of design used to create magnificent works of art.
Africa's Greatest Gift to the World Art and Culture...
Indigo
Barkcloth
Barkcloth
To start with, the harvested leaves of the Indigofera plant have to be soaked in water to let the indican (an amino acid) contained therein release glucose.
The freed indican soon starts to ferment with the other plant enzymes. As a result, the water turns yellow after several days. The product of this fermentation process is called indoxyl and as it is left to dry in the air, oxidises and coagulates into the blue indigo.
Barkcloth
Barkcloth
Barkcloth
The craft of Barkcloth making is estimated to span back some 700 years; invented during the reign of Kabaka Kimera.
Lule Ssonko, an avid hunter inadvertently discovered the craft when he was looking for materials to make traps for his hunting. He came across the Mutuba tree, from which he got the bark which he started beating and it kept stretching.
Batik
Barkcloth
Batik
Batik is a "resist" process for making designs on fabric. The artist uses wax to prevent dye from penetrating the cloth, leaving "blank" areas in the dyed fabric. The process, wax resist then dye, can be repeated over and over to create complex multicolored designs.
Batik is especially unique due to the way certain wax blends will "crackle" during handling, allowing lines of color to come through on resisted areas.
Photo Gallery
Special guest Lecester (L) (Bill) Allen , owner of the New Black Wall Street Market Margaret Kafeero, Public Diplomacy consular and Anne Babina
Photo Gallery
City Walking Tour
$20.00
A unique walking tour of the City with time to enjoy lunch and shopping too! Maximize your sightseeing with this exceptional tour.
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- CLASSES AVAILABLE
- Learn how to Tye Dye or Batik
- Learn how to make Mud Cloth
- Children's Workshops
- Kente Cloth paper project