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Wide of 'Ficus natalensis' tree (known in local Luganda language as 'Mutuba' tree)2. Medium of tree3. Various of Musenze, barkcloth producer, scraping bark from trunk4. Musenze cutting bark on tree5....\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eMpambire Village, Mpigi District \u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of 'Ficus natalensis' tree (known in local Luganda language as 'Mutuba' tree)\u003cbr/\u003e2. Medium of tree\u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of Musenze, barkcloth producer, scraping bark from trunk\u003cbr/\u003e4. Musenze cutting bark on tree\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close up sap dripping out of tree trunk\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close up Musenze peeling inner layer of bark from trunk\u003cbr/\u003e7. Various of Musenze peeling bark from trunk\u003cbr/\u003e8. Musenze licking tree trunk\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close up Musenze licking tree trunk\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide Musenze wrapping trunk in banana tree leaves\u003cbr/\u003e11. Pan down of trunk wrapped in banana tree leaves\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of Musenze walking towards and then past camera carrying bag with bark\u003cbr/\u003e13. Musenze sitting in small open hut pouring banana drink in to container\u003cbr/\u003e14. Close up Musenze pouring drink in to container\u003cbr/\u003e15. Musenze pouring drink on to plank of wood\u003cbr/\u003e16. Musenze drinking through straw\u003cbr/\u003e17. Musenze cutting piece of bark\u003cbr/\u003e18. Musenze putting bark on to plank\u003cbr/\u003e19. Musenze using mallet to beat bark\u003cbr/\u003e20. Close up mallet beating bark\u003cbr/\u003e21. Close up Musenze's face\u003cbr/\u003e22. Original width of bark and new width after beating\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (Luganda) Kikomeko Musenze, Barkcloth producer\u003cbr/\u003e\"I can't teach my daughters how to produce this barkcloth because it's not in our culture for women to do it. Traditionally the work is supposed to be done by men, I approached my brothers to teach them but they weren't interested so I've decided to just continue anyway, alone, to keep the tradition alive.\" \u003cbr/\u003eKampala\u003cbr/\u003e24. Wide of shop selling barkcloth products\u003cbr/\u003e25. Wall hangings made from barkcloth in shop\u003cbr/\u003e26. Bags made from barkcloth\u003cbr/\u003e27. Wallets and bookmarks made from barkcloth\u003cbr/\u003e28. Cushion covers made from barkcloth\u003cbr/\u003e29. Ugandan artist Sanaa Geteja with piece of barkcloth in studio in Kampala\u003cbr/\u003e30. Close up Geteja stitching barkcloth\u003cbr/\u003e31. Geteja painting barkcloth\u003cbr/\u003e32. Close up Geteja painting barkcloth\u003cbr/\u003e33. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sanaa Geteja, Ugandan artist :\u003cbr/\u003e\"The legend behind barkcloth is linked with Kintu and Nambi - the first Ugandans that arrived from the heavens. They arrived through the 'matuba' tree which is the 'ficus' tree that we make barkcloth from - dressed in barkcloth - and started teaching people how to produce this cloth from the tree. And I love to use it because of its colour and texture and of course the story is very interesting for me and inspirational and I want to bring it as a modern fabric.\" \u003cbr/\u003e34.  Wide of Ugandan artist and barkcloth arts and craft producer Sarah  Nakisanze walking out of studio carrying barkcloth\u003cbr/\u003e35. Nakisanze taking piece of barkcloth from wall\u003cbr/\u003e36. Wide of Sarah Nakisanze laying barkcloth on floor\u003cbr/\u003e37. Nakisanze examining barkcloth\u003cbr/\u003e38. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sarah  Nakisanze, Ugandan artist and barkcloth arts and craft producer :\u003cbr/\u003e\"I'm keeping it alive, I'm keeping it contemporary. It's got a story really, it's you know, it tells a whole story of a culture and yet it's not dying, and the association with barkcloth in the past was a terrible one, because it was a burial fabric, you know, they would wrap corpses in the fabric and all of us grew scared of the barkcloth. But right now people are appreciating it.\" \u003cbr/\u003e39. Manager of 'Samaki' clothes shop Davine Kiima\u003cbr/\u003e40. Mid of Kiima's face\u003cbr/\u003e41. Kiima's hands arranging clothes rack\u003cbr/\u003e42. SOUNDBITE: (English) Davine Kiima, Manager of 'Samaki' clothes Shop, Kampala\u003cbr/\u003e\"Back in the day people used to associate barkcloth with death, and so many other traditional things. But people walk in to the shop now and are ready to buy barkcloth because they like the way it's being used in different ways; bags, clothes and so many other accessories.  So, I'm thinking - now that they're trying to take it up in the near future it's actually going to be accepted on the market and more people are going to get to purchase it because of the different ways it can be used.\"\u003cbr/\u003e43. Shirt made from cotton and barkcloth in shop\u003cbr/\u003e44. Close up shirt made form cotton and barkcloth\u003cbr/\u003e45. Various of barkcloth producer Kikomeko Musenze' working\u003cbr/\u003eIn Uganda an ancient textile, once fit for kings but now under threat of extinction, is being revived by artists and designers and used in modern day clothing and accessories.\u003cbr/\u003eClaimed to be the oldest material of mankind, 'barkcloth' is entirely natural as it's made from the bark of the 'ficus' tree. \u003cbr/\u003eToday the knowledge of how to make the cloth from tree bark is still alive - but only just.\u003cbr/\u003eFor more than 600 years, the Baganda people living in Uganda's southern Buganda Kingdom have been transforming the bark of the 'ficus' (Ficus natalensis) tree, known in the local Luganda language as the 'Mutuba' tree, in to a material for clothing. \u003cbr/\u003eMaking this cloth, traditionally worn only by the kings and members of their community, is a laborious process.\u003cbr/\u003e66-year-old Kikomeko Musenze has been doing it for more than 50 years. His grandparents taught him so that he would preserve their ancient custom.\u003cbr/\u003eAfter stripping the tree of its bark, Kikomeko licks the trunk to encourage re-growth, before covering it with banana leaves to keep the moisture in.\u003cbr/\u003eThe bark of the tree will grow back after one year and can be stripped repeatedly - some say up to 10 times - as the tree won't die.\u003cbr/\u003eAs he prepares to beat the bark he makes an offering to his ancestors of his home-made banana drink, and tastes a little himself as he says it gives him courage.\u003cbr/\u003eUsing a mallet, Kikomeko expands the bark to three times its original size and then lays it out to dry.\u003cbr/\u003eIt is not known how bark-cloth was first used or discovered and preserving his heritage is important to Kikomeko. \u003cbr/\u003eBut with no male in the next generation who he can teach the technique to,  he's concerned that the knowledge could die out with his generation.  \u003cbr/\u003eFortunately for Kikomeko there's a new demand for the textile. \u003cbr/\u003eArtists and designers have found new ways to use it. \u003cbr/\u003eWall hangings, paintings, bags, wallets, cushion covers and table mats made from the cloth are all becoming popular.\u003cbr/\u003eSanaa Geteja, a Ugandan artist, is fascinated with the material and has decided to breathe new life in to it. \u003cbr/\u003eAccording to Geteja local folklore says that the first Ugandans arrived on earth from the heavens wearing barkcloth. \u003cbr/\u003eOne hundred percent organic, it's proving ideal for artists and designers like Sarah Nakisanze who can manipulate it in various ways, such as dying or stitching. \u003cbr/\u003eNakisanze says the cloth was previously associated with death, as it was the material in which the dead were buried.\u003cbr/\u003eBut now she hopes by using in a contemporary way this part of Ugandan culture will be preserved. \u003cbr/\u003eDavine Kiima, manager of 'Samaki' clothes shop says that 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