Border Fragment

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Border Fragment

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Date
100 BCE-200 CE
Medium
Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool (camelid) in stem stitches
Culture
Peru
Department
Textiles
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
9386

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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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Credit line
Gift of Alan R. Sawyer
Provenance
Alan R. Sawyer, Homewood, Ill., by Dec. 1958 [Incoming receipt RX704 dated 12/22/1958 in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1958.

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AAT300014063

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