bark cloth

noun

1. any cloth, as tapa, made by soaking and pounding the inner bark of certain trees.
2. fabric woven to resemble such cloth, used for upholstery, bedcovers, etc.

bark cloth

noun

1. a papery fabric made from the fibrous inner bark of various trees, esp of the moraceous genus Ficus and the leguminous genus Brachystegia

Example Sentences

Another striking piece - which is different to his usual work - is a woman's traditional dress that Oloya has made from bark cloth.

From BBC

Oloya uses them as symbols of modernity and plastic waste from outside Africa, which contrast vividly with the organic bark cloth that comes from inside the continent.

From BBC

In addition to the spoken word, their communication methods include petroglyphs, wampum belts, and books with symbols painted on bark cloth.

From Literature

His 2015 painting on bark cloth, “The Conservationists,” was expected to sell for between $50,000 and $70,000.

From New York Times

The joints are reinforced with bark cloth, a traditional clothing material harvested from the inner bark of the Mutuba tree.

From Reuters