"What Remains: Woman, No. 5" No. 4 and now leads APORTA Design

and now leads APORTA Design Studio

began to be produced in Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1600)

They were systems — patriarchal frameworks that defined a woman's identity in relation to men

there is some fraying and wear along one edge

This finely woven wool rug retains its original Shiprock Trading Post tag — one of the most respected dealers of authentic Navajo textiles in New Mexico — confirming its authenticity and adding collectible value

"What Remains: Woman, No. 5" No. 4 and now leads APORTA DesignWhat Remains: Woman, No. 5 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