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A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, and stories with which she kept her culture alive. This title demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by Smithsonian.

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"In his endeavor to write about McKay, the celebrated Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Sarris has been able to find his own identity. Part American Indian, Filipino, and Jewish, he was adopted at birth and is now chief of the Coast Miwok tribe. His bonding with this extraordinary individual and his growth during their relationship is described throughout the book. . . . McKay's life, simple yet spiritual, is as quintessential as the baskets she wove. Her stories are poignantly collected and captured in this biography." * Library Journal *

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Preface Sarah Taylor's Granddaughter Carnivals, Madams, and Mixed-Up Indian Doctors Medicine Woman Prayer Basket

Mabel McKay

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 4 February 2013
      ISBN-13 9780520275881
      978-0520275881
      ISBN-10 0520275888
      Also in:
      Social and cultural history Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, and stories with which she kept her culture alive. This title demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by Smithsonian.

      Trade Review
      "In his endeavor to write about McKay, the celebrated Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Sarris has been able to find his own identity. Part American Indian, Filipino, and Jewish, he was adopted at birth and is now chief of the Coast Miwok tribe. His bonding with this extraordinary individual and his growth during their relationship is described throughout the book. . . . McKay's life, simple yet spiritual, is as quintessential as the baskets she wove. Her stories are poignantly collected and captured in this biography." * Library Journal *

      Table of Contents
      Preface Sarah Taylor's Granddaughter Carnivals, Madams, and Mixed-Up Indian Doctors Medicine Woman Prayer Basket

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