He also founded the Institute of American Indian Arts in 1961 ... The textiles are adorned with nature-driven patterns from other notable Native designers who collaborated with his fashion house ...

Its female maker represented her community’s symbiotic relationship to the land and corn harvest in a snaking geometric pattern ... Native American designs with a Western modernist aesthetic.

Amatoya, whose work is rooted in craftsmanship and heritage, is looking for licensing and manufacturing partners.