Border Fragment
Paracas · 100 BCE-200 CE · Art Institute of Chicago
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The distinctive stylized figure depicted on this fragment has wide eyes and an upturned mouth, with streamers or appendages trailing from its body. Scholars have named this figure the “oculate being” because of its wide eyes. However, it remains a matter of debate whether the figure represents a particular supernatural entity or a stylized figural representation.
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Details
- Maker
- Paracas, South coast, Peru
- Date
- 100 BCE-200 CE
- Medium
- Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool (camelid) in stem stitches
- Dimensions
- 39.4 × 20.3 cm (15 1/2 × 8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Peru
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Alan R. Sawyer
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
