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Bangalore Geckoella (Cyrtodactylus srilekhae), family Gekkonidae, Bengaluru, India
photographs by Sourish Kuttalam
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Conjuror Automaton. Circa 1880. Elaborately dressed figure raises and lowers two cones adorned with tassels. As he does so, small pearls on the tabletop vanish and appear under the cones. The magician's head turns back and forth to view the proceedings. The figure, representing a mystic, is dressed in a long robe trimmed with lace, and wears a turban on his head. Porcelain face and hands. Some fabric appears original, but table recovered, and some elements restored. With key. Height approximately 18".
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Smoking Monkey Automaton. Paris: Roullet & Decamps, ca. 1910. Clockwork automaton in the form of a seated monkey holding a lorgnette in one hand. When the motor is activated the monkey blinks his eyes, curls his lips, and nods his head, eventually raising the cigarette holder (and burning cigarette in it) to his lips to smoke.
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