Autry Museum of the American West: Mabel McKay Exhibit, Los Angeles, California, USA

Discover the art, history, and cultures of the American West.  Mabel McKay was a member of the Long Valley Cache Creek Pomo Indians and was of Patwin descent. She was the last Dreamer of the Pomo people and a basket making prodigy.

4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462

Religion and Ritual: The paintings represents some of the ways in which religion and ritual have manifested in art from colonial Mexico to today’s Northwest Coast.

Migration & Movement: the West is associated with travel and movement.

Mabel McKay: she was a renowned basket weaver, traditional healer, cultural teacher, and the last speaker of her language.