Research Article

Morphology, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterization of Bark Cloth from Ficus natalensis

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Extraction of bark cloth from mutuba tree (a) and (b) scrapping of surface layer. (c) Debarking the tree using a banana stalk. (d) Peeling off the bark. (e) Pummeling process using grooved wooden hammers. (f) Dried and finished bark cloth.
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