{"product_id":"mbuti-bark-cloth-2-x-25","title":"Mounted Mbuti Bark Cloth - 2' x 2'5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA finely painted bark cloth by the Mbuti people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dating to the mid 20th century. The cloth is decorated with a dense, rhythmic field of linear motifs, geometric divisions, and abstract forms painted in dark pigment across the warm natural bark fiber ground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMbuti bark cloths are closely associated with the Ituri Forest, where the visual language of these works is often understood in relation to the surrounding environment. Rather than being read as fixed symbols in a literal sense, the painted marks can be approached more rhythmically, almost like music, with repeated lines, pauses, movements, and variations flowing across the surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example has a particularly strong allover composition, with layered passages of parallel lines and intersecting forms that give the surface a sense of energy and depth. Professionally mounted on a dark fabric support, it presents beautifully as a finished work of textile art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003eBark cloth:2' x 2'5\" [61cm x 74cm], Mounted: 2'10\" x 3'1\" [86cm x 94cm]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e1st half of the 20th Century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eNE Congo \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType of Textile: \u003c\/strong\u003eMbuti Bark Cloth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/strong\u003eMulberry bark\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:  \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTX676\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HEIRLOOM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360623591741,"sku":"TX676","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1965\/6737\/files\/mountedantiqueDRCongoMbutibarkcloth.jpg?v=1777328520","url":"https:\/\/www.heirloombk.com\/products\/mbuti-bark-cloth-2-x-25","provider":"HEIRLOOM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}