"What Remains: Woman, No. 15" Navajo signed by noted Navajo artist

signed by noted Navajo artist AC Nakai

or were painful to wear

and now leads APORTA Design Studio

The woman inside was secondary to the message being broadcast on her behalf

while reflecting the layered ways in which women are seen

"What Remains: Woman, No. 15" Navajo signed by noted Navajo artistWhat Remains: Woman, No. 15 Archival paper, pen and glue 14'' x 17'' Part of the ongoing series Women as Objects: What Remains One of a kind, signed and titled. Arrives unframed. Women as Objects: What Remains Across centuries and cultures, a woman's body has been dressed as a social contract. Her clothing announced her availability, her marital status, her husband's wealth and lineage. Elaborate lacework, heavy metalwork, layered textiles worn not as