Mi Peru
200cm x 50cm
Acrylic on Masi (barkcloth)
#art #blueskyart #bluesky #Peru #culture #dance ##southamerica
200cm x 50cm
Acrylic on Masi (barkcloth)
#art #blueskyart #bluesky #Peru #culture #dance ##southamerica
March 31, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Mi Peru
200cm x 50cm
Acrylic on Masi (barkcloth)
#art #blueskyart #bluesky #Peru #culture #dance ##southamerica
200cm x 50cm
Acrylic on Masi (barkcloth)
#art #blueskyart #bluesky #Peru #culture #dance ##southamerica
This outfit was all made from tree bark, including the hat! #NationalHatDay
In Island Southeast Asia, barkcloth has been used to make clothes for thousands of years, produced by soaking and beating the fibrous inner bark of (typically) mulberry trees.
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
In Island Southeast Asia, barkcloth has been used to make clothes for thousands of years, produced by soaking and beating the fibrous inner bark of (typically) mulberry trees.
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
January 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
This outfit was all made from tree bark, including the hat! #NationalHatDay
In Island Southeast Asia, barkcloth has been used to make clothes for thousands of years, produced by soaking and beating the fibrous inner bark of (typically) mulberry trees.
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
In Island Southeast Asia, barkcloth has been used to make clothes for thousands of years, produced by soaking and beating the fibrous inner bark of (typically) mulberry trees.
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Sanaa Gateja (b. 1950, Kisoro, Uganda) makes intricate works from post-consumer paper that he rolls into beads, sewing them onto bark cloth supports in tapestry-like assemblages. -
Caring, 2020, paper beads on barkcloth.
Caring, 2020, paper beads on barkcloth.
April 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Sanaa Gateja (b. 1950, Kisoro, Uganda) makes intricate works from post-consumer paper that he rolls into beads, sewing them onto bark cloth supports in tapestry-like assemblages. -
Caring, 2020, paper beads on barkcloth.
Caring, 2020, paper beads on barkcloth.
A girl from the village of Rampi on Sulawesi 🇮🇩 wearing an ornate outfit made from barkcloth 🏺
The traditional methods of barkcloth production stayed the same for over 1900 years, until the introduction of woven fabrics caused competition #TextileTuesday
Learn more (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
The traditional methods of barkcloth production stayed the same for over 1900 years, until the introduction of woven fabrics caused competition #TextileTuesday
Learn more (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
June 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A girl from the village of Rampi on Sulawesi 🇮🇩 wearing an ornate outfit made from barkcloth 🏺
The traditional methods of barkcloth production stayed the same for over 1900 years, until the introduction of woven fabrics caused competition #TextileTuesday
Learn more (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
The traditional methods of barkcloth production stayed the same for over 1900 years, until the introduction of woven fabrics caused competition #TextileTuesday
Learn more (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Contining a time-honored Kanaka Maoli art form, Native Hawaiian artist Lehuauakea makes large-scale installations, hand-stitched garments, mixed-media suspended works, and hand-painted two-dimensional compositions.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/lehu...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/lehu...
April 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Contining a time-honored Kanaka Maoli art form, Native Hawaiian artist Lehuauakea makes large-scale installations, hand-stitched garments, mixed-media suspended works, and hand-painted two-dimensional compositions.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/lehu...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/lehu...
Sanaa Gateja (Ugandan, b. 1950). Granary (2023, paper beads on barkcloth).
February 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Sanaa Gateja (Ugandan, b. 1950). Granary (2023, paper beads on barkcloth).
Ancient fashion for #FashionDay 👗
In Island Southeast Asia, barkcloth has been used to produce clothes for thousands of years.
Following the introduction of woven fabrics in the 20th century AD, barkcloth production methods diversified to compete.
Learn more (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺
In Island Southeast Asia, barkcloth has been used to produce clothes for thousands of years.
Following the introduction of woven fabrics in the 20th century AD, barkcloth production methods diversified to compete.
Learn more (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺
July 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ancient fashion for #FashionDay 👗
In Island Southeast Asia, barkcloth has been used to produce clothes for thousands of years.
Following the introduction of woven fabrics in the 20th century AD, barkcloth production methods diversified to compete.
Learn more (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺
In Island Southeast Asia, barkcloth has been used to produce clothes for thousands of years.
Following the introduction of woven fabrics in the 20th century AD, barkcloth production methods diversified to compete.
Learn more (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺
Barkcloth beaters have been used on Sulawesi to produce cloth from bark for thousands of years.
Their sophisticated designs remained relatively unchanged until the 19th century AD, when the introduction of woven textiles necessitated innovation to compete
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Their sophisticated designs remained relatively unchanged until the 19th century AD, when the introduction of woven textiles necessitated innovation to compete
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Barkcloth beaters have been used on Sulawesi to produce cloth from bark for thousands of years.
Their sophisticated designs remained relatively unchanged until the 19th century AD, when the introduction of woven textiles necessitated innovation to compete
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Their sophisticated designs remained relatively unchanged until the 19th century AD, when the introduction of woven textiles necessitated innovation to compete
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
‘Think of a loincloth as an act of diplomacy: the malo loloa, a long loincloth made of barkcloth, was a metaphor for Hawaii forming alliances.’
Susannah Clapp visits the British Museum’s Hawaii exhibition.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Susannah Clapp visits the British Museum’s Hawaii exhibition.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Susannah Clapp · At the British Museum: ‘Hawaii’
Traditional fabrics bring unifying stories. The most distinctive Hawaiian material, kapa or barkcloth, was wonderfully...
www.lrb.co.uk
March 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM
‘Think of a loincloth as an act of diplomacy: the malo loloa, a long loincloth made of barkcloth, was a metaphor for Hawaii forming alliances.’
Susannah Clapp visits the British Museum’s Hawaii exhibition.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Susannah Clapp visits the British Museum’s Hawaii exhibition.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Old Town
135cm x 105cm
Acrylic on clay on Masi(Barkcloth)
135cm x 105cm
Acrylic on clay on Masi(Barkcloth)
January 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Old Town
135cm x 105cm
Acrylic on clay on Masi(Barkcloth)
135cm x 105cm
Acrylic on clay on Masi(Barkcloth)
Bark cloth is probably the OG cloth, not only in Southeast Asia but in Africa and all the way to the islands of Polynesia. Bark cloth is literally made of bark! Rather, the inner bark of certain trees.
February 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Bark cloth is probably the OG cloth, not only in Southeast Asia but in Africa and all the way to the islands of Polynesia. Bark cloth is literally made of bark! Rather, the inner bark of certain trees.
January 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Excellent barkcloth drapes. And love the modern art behind Jane's head.
#TCMParty #HisKindOfWoman #NoirAlley
#TCMParty #HisKindOfWoman #NoirAlley
April 19, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Excellent barkcloth drapes. And love the modern art behind Jane's head.
#TCMParty #HisKindOfWoman #NoirAlley
#TCMParty #HisKindOfWoman #NoirAlley
Old Town
135cm x 100cm
Acrylic on Hand beaten Masi, which is Barkcloth....
Based with clay
Art is for sale
135cm x 100cm
Acrylic on Hand beaten Masi, which is Barkcloth....
Based with clay
Art is for sale
December 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Old Town
135cm x 100cm
Acrylic on Hand beaten Masi, which is Barkcloth....
Based with clay
Art is for sale
135cm x 100cm
Acrylic on Hand beaten Masi, which is Barkcloth....
Based with clay
Art is for sale
Old Town
135cm x 105cm
Acrylic, Clay, Barkcloth
Available to Purchase
Link in bio
135cm x 105cm
Acrylic, Clay, Barkcloth
Available to Purchase
Link in bio
May 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Old Town
135cm x 105cm
Acrylic, Clay, Barkcloth
Available to Purchase
Link in bio
135cm x 105cm
Acrylic, Clay, Barkcloth
Available to Purchase
Link in bio
Want to learn more about ancient hats? On Sulawesi, hats, and in fact all textiles, were made from barkcloth until fairly recently, and the tradition of beating bark into cloth dates back thousands of years!
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
August 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Want to learn more about ancient hats? On Sulawesi, hats, and in fact all textiles, were made from barkcloth until fairly recently, and the tradition of beating bark into cloth dates back thousands of years!
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Lehuauakea is a Kanaka Maoli / Native Hawaiian interdisciplinary artist and barkcloth (kapa) maker whose work bridges ancestral material practices and innovation.
Lupe Hoku or star kite 2023 is made from earth pigment, hau cordage, bamboo, shell and kata (barkcloth).
Lupe Hoku or star kite 2023 is made from earth pigment, hau cordage, bamboo, shell and kata (barkcloth).
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Lehuauakea is a Kanaka Maoli / Native Hawaiian interdisciplinary artist and barkcloth (kapa) maker whose work bridges ancestral material practices and innovation.
Lupe Hoku or star kite 2023 is made from earth pigment, hau cordage, bamboo, shell and kata (barkcloth).
Lupe Hoku or star kite 2023 is made from earth pigment, hau cordage, bamboo, shell and kata (barkcloth).
Kuba clothes/raffia/Congo ~
They incorporate appliqued "patches", embroidered shapes and patterns, openwork, tie-dye, cowrie shells, barkcloth and border elements.
They incorporate appliqued "patches", embroidered shapes and patterns, openwork, tie-dye, cowrie shells, barkcloth and border elements.
August 1, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Kuba clothes/raffia/Congo ~
They incorporate appliqued "patches", embroidered shapes and patterns, openwork, tie-dye, cowrie shells, barkcloth and border elements.
They incorporate appliqued "patches", embroidered shapes and patterns, openwork, tie-dye, cowrie shells, barkcloth and border elements.
February 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Here’s what I’m wearing to work
July 17, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Here’s what I’m wearing to work
Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice, Te Tīpare o Hine Takurua and Te Tīpare o Hine Raumati
Nikau Hindin, Māori barkcloth made from paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), natural earth pigments
www.toingapuhi.co.nz/ringatoi-fea...
#art
Nikau Hindin, Māori barkcloth made from paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), natural earth pigments
www.toingapuhi.co.nz/ringatoi-fea...
#art
May 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice, Te Tīpare o Hine Takurua and Te Tīpare o Hine Raumati
Nikau Hindin, Māori barkcloth made from paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), natural earth pigments
www.toingapuhi.co.nz/ringatoi-fea...
#art
Nikau Hindin, Māori barkcloth made from paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), natural earth pigments
www.toingapuhi.co.nz/ringatoi-fea...
#art
Vintage sequence, 2024
61 x 81cm
oil on canvas
#vintage #sequence #barkcloth #pattern #textile #dress #dresses #dressup #costume #changingroom #collection #fashion #retro #polkadot #formal #colourpalette #oilpainting #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #portraitasclothing #tamaradubnyckyj
61 x 81cm
oil on canvas
#vintage #sequence #barkcloth #pattern #textile #dress #dresses #dressup #costume #changingroom #collection #fashion #retro #polkadot #formal #colourpalette #oilpainting #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #portraitasclothing #tamaradubnyckyj
February 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Vintage sequence, 2024
61 x 81cm
oil on canvas
#vintage #sequence #barkcloth #pattern #textile #dress #dresses #dressup #costume #changingroom #collection #fashion #retro #polkadot #formal #colourpalette #oilpainting #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #portraitasclothing #tamaradubnyckyj
61 x 81cm
oil on canvas
#vintage #sequence #barkcloth #pattern #textile #dress #dresses #dressup #costume #changingroom #collection #fashion #retro #polkadot #formal #colourpalette #oilpainting #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #portraitasclothing #tamaradubnyckyj
‘Traditional fabrics bring unifying stories. The most distinctive Hawaiian material, kapa or barkcloth, was wonderfully versatile, used for skirts, bedsheets and, according to one story, the sky.’
Susannah Clapp visits the British Museum’s Hawaii exhibition.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Susannah Clapp visits the British Museum’s Hawaii exhibition.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Susannah Clapp · At the British Museum: ‘Hawaii’
Traditional fabrics bring unifying stories. The most distinctive Hawaiian material, kapa or barkcloth, was wonderfully...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM
‘Traditional fabrics bring unifying stories. The most distinctive Hawaiian material, kapa or barkcloth, was wonderfully versatile, used for skirts, bedsheets and, according to one story, the sky.’
Susannah Clapp visits the British Museum’s Hawaii exhibition.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Susannah Clapp visits the British Museum’s Hawaii exhibition.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...