Mention Native American art and it raises common misconceptions. Beadwork, woven baskets, blankets and silver jewelry are stereotypical items that shoehorn tribal arts into limited categories.

While those have been traditional art forms that continue into the present, Native American art has grown and moved into many contemporary platforms. One of the pioneers leading the way for Native motifs to break into contemporary fashion was Lloyd Kiva New, a Cherokee designer born in Fairland, Oklahoma. ×

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