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Design an animal (Pacific Northwest)
Make a button blanket (Pacific Northwest)
Carve a petroglyph (North American)
Paint a pictograph (North American)

Curriculum
A Week-Long Rock Art Immersion — A Step-by-Step Guide

A work in oil pastel by a student at the Southwest Museum Workshop. Click to see more work by these students.

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2. Next, download and print out the pattern for your parfleche. You can choose to make the parfleche shown to the left - download either a colored or a black and white version. Or you can design your own parfleche using the blank pattern.

4. Now you're ready to design and color your project. Parfleches are usually painted in bright primary colors and decorated with geometric designs.