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Title
Pomo basket maker Mabel McKay stands in front of a huge truck
Date Created and/or Issued
1983
Contributing Institution
Sonoma County Library
Collection
Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection
Rights Information
Neither the Western Sonoma County Historical Society nor the Sonoma County Library make any assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to digitized images and can claim only physical ownership of the image(s) described in this records. However, these images are intended for Personal or Research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Library. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Western Sonoma County Historical Society. Please contact the Society regarding additional reproduction and reuse information at: https://wschs.org/contact-us
Description
Photo--black and white: Pomo basket makers -Mabel McKay, Pomo basket weaver, stands in front of a huge truck with caption "Conflicting land use in the Dry Creek basin." Pomo basket makers have long been recognized as some of the premier basket weavers in the world. Their baskets are extraordinarily beautiful and encompass a variety of shapes, function, designs and styles of weaving.
Type
image
Format
black-and-white photographs
Identifier
6d90cd09-daae-4098-a75c-0059e5baaec4
https://digital.sonomalibrary.org/documents/detail/50083
https://images.quartexcollections.com/sonomalibrary/thumbnails/preview/6d90cd09-daae-4098-a75c-0059e5baaec4
casebwsc_pho_011859
Subject
Native Americans
McKay, Mabel, 1907-1993
1980-1989
Pomo Indians
United States
California
Sonoma
Place
Sonoma County, California

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