I used to have an aqua shellback chair that I purchased at an estate sale that was in wonderful shape except for the stain on the bottom cushion so I actually covered it
with barkcloth and stapled it on the bottom.
The committee's 96 members voted on the works selected to bring into the collection, including «I'll Bend But I Will Not Break» (1998) by Betye Saar, Julie Mehretu's «Epigraph, Damascus» (2016); «Forest Spirit Figure,» a monumental 19th century sculptural figure from Nigeria; and a collection of 29
ceremonial barkcloth paintings made in the 20th century by the Mbuti people of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
These
busy barkcloth prints were all the rage in the 1950's, with fanciful geometric shapes and intriguing color combinations.
That would be grain sacks and
barkcloth!
I am a friend of Tammy griffin I upholstered her cut little chair with
the barkcloth vintage country scene and burlap skirt.