Handwoven Italian superfine orange mohair
Style: Classic Navajo geometric with centered diamond medallions
This transformation challenges the traditional role of textiles
The woman inside was secondary to the message being broadcast on her behalf
Artist: AC Nakai (Navajo)
"What Remains: Woman, No. 2" 1861 Handwoven Italian superfine orange mohairWhat Remains: Woman, No. 2 Archival paper, pen and glue 11" 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