bark cloth art
Mbuti Bark Cloth Art [magazine article review]
Mbuti men routinely prepare pieces of cloth out of bark, either for local use or for sale to tourists, and the women decorate them with painted designs, some of which are quite interesting. Cathryn M. Cootner, herself a long-time collector of bark cloths and the former curator of textiles at the de Young Museum in […]
Anne Eisner Paintings and Mbuti Art [book review]
The paintings by Anne Eisner at Epulu as well as the bark-cloth paintings of the local Mbuti provide insights into the Ituri Forest world of the Congo Pygmies after World War II. A new art book, Images of Congo: Anne Eisner’s Art and Ethnography, 1946-1958, explores the human relationships and artistic achievements in the village […]
