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Bark Cloth: The Amazing Ancient Fabric of Kings

The Economic Botanist49 minutes ago5 days ago09 mins

The article is about how an ancient tree’s bark became one of the world’s oldest textiles and how that tradition is still alive today. “Cloth can tell a story, but bark cloth tells the story of a people and their land.” – The Economic Botanist Bark cloth might not be something you see every day…

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