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Izmir (Smyrna) - Street Entertainer
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Izmir (Smyrna) - Street Entertainer
A street entertainer with tamborine and trick-performing monkey. Basically a beggar using a monkey to do tricks and gain a few coins
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Beggar Chain Dirty Dressed Entertainer Izmir Monkey Smyrna Smyrne Stick Tamborine 1901 Anthropomorhic Ottoman
EDITORS COMMENTS
This evocative photograph captures the scene of a street entertainer in the historic city of Izmir, or Smyrna as it was then known, in the early 1900s. The entertainer, dressed in traditional Ottoman attire, sits on the ground with a small monkey perched on a chain before him. The monkey, dressed in a tiny Turkish fez and wearing a collar and leash, appears to be performing tricks with a tambourine, its expressive face focused intently on the instrument. The entertainer, with a weathered and lined face, gazes out at the crowd with a hopeful expression, his hands resting on a stick. The dirty and worn cobblestones of the street, the faded facades of the buildings, and the bustling activity of the crowd in the background all add to the sense of history and theatricality of the scene. The use of anthropomorphism in the depiction of the monkey adds an intriguing layer to the photograph, blurring the lines between human and animal and adding a touch of the fantastical to the otherwise mundane scene of street life in this bustling Ottoman city.
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