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The significance of the bark cloth among the Baganda

When Kabaka Muteesa I died in 1884, his corpse (enjole) was wrapped in 4,000 pieces of bark cloth. Bodies wrapped in a bark cloth can be embalmed for almost 50 years. 

The significance of the bark cloth among the Baganda
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision

In many parts of Uganda, especially Buganda, the bark cloth has historical, traditional and spiritual values. To the Baganda, it is a major link to the spiritual world. Traditionalists also

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