For more than 700 years, the legacy cloth, lubugo (barkcloth), made from the mutuba tree has been used to clothe Ugandans, bury the dead and mark sacred ceremonies. In 2005, it was designated as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO to be preserved and protected. Today, it is inspiring artists, designers, scientists, scholars and researchers, yet it is not without challenges. Join artists and collaborators as they talk about these new directions and challenges: Fred Mutebi and Lesli Robertson working together on projects since 2008, Fred’s brother Stephen Kamya, who along with Fred and ninth-generation barkcloth master Paul Bukenya Katamiira founded BOFTA, and their sons who are continuing the legacy. 

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