Lloyd Kiva New with his handmade leather goods in Scottsdale, Arizona. Because fine leather was being diverted to outfitting soldiers, New had to be creative in sourcing the leather for his handbags, which were also lined with (often contrasting) leather. Solution: he used unclaimed hunters’ tanned hides found in the area. Courtesy of Lloyd H. New Papers, IAIA Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Lloyd Kiva New with his handmade leather goods in Scottsdale, Arizona. Because fine leather was being diverted to outfitting soldiers, New had to be creative in sourcing the leather for his handbags, which were also lined with (often contrasting) leather. Solution: he used unclaimed hunters’ tanned hides found in the area. Courtesy of Lloyd H. New Papers, IAIA Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico.