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A Chilikat Dancing Blanket decorated with fringe and yellow and black and blue patterns

Unpacking a phrase: The Chilkat blanket

February 29, 2012

The Chilkat blanket was conceived to be a royal object in motion—the fringe swirls and sways as the wearer dances, dips and turns to a drum beat.

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Encoded in the weave: Identifying your relative’s Native American basket

January 6, 2012

Some of the distinct characteristics between the spruce baskets of the Tlingit and the Haida.

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A Kwakiutl House Post’s Journey

November 10, 2011

Uncovering the story behind a historic promotional poster and the polychrome carved cedar grizzly bear it features.

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Plants & Fungi of Washington Image Collection

Images and information about bloom time, habitat, and distribution range for the plants and fungi species that grow wild in Washington state.

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Mammal Diversity

An interactive tree diagram showing the pathways of relatedness and historical evolution of today’s 29 different mammal orders.

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Idaho Wildflowers App

The Burke Museum Herbarium and its partners have released plant identification apps for the wildflowers of Idaho.

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