Barkcloth is made by beating the inner bark of trees into sheets, which can then be used to make clothing. It is an art tradition used in Pacific islands.
The exhibition in British museum called "Shifting patterns" is all about barkcloth clothes and history of different island group. What they are distinctive in are patterns.
Most of the designs are geometric and in Fiji represent spirt being. Today, barkcloth is still used for wedding garments, especially in those regions.
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| Mens loin clothes (Hawaii) |
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| Dance garment (Papua New Guinea) |
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| Woman's skirt (Hawaii) |
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| Motive to incarnate gods (Cook Island) |
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| free hand painted skirt (Samoa) |
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| Waist garment (Futuna) |
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| High status loin cloth |
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| Loin cloth (Papua New Guinea) |
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| Wedding garment (Santa Cruz) |
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| Mens cloth wrapped around head (Santa Cruz) |
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| Woman's skirt (Oro Province) |
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