Lot 51 - Digit (John Alexander) Mechanical Gorilla Underskull

Sold Stock #47093 | Sold Jun 3 2015

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Lot #51 - Digit (John Alexander) Mechanical Gorilla Underskull

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A Digit (John Alexander) mechanical gorilla underskull from Michael Apted's biopic Gorillas in the Mist. This fully articulating gorilla head was created to emulate realistic gorilla facial expressions. This underskull consists of a fiberglass shell with inner foam padding. The gorilla's face was designed with several servo controlled articulating features including movement to the upper and lower lips, nose, brow, and eyes. Interior servos would push and pull metal wires to move the various facial features. The face includes realistic resin teeth and gums as well as a painted foam latex tongue. The underskull is presented on a plaster head cast. Due to age, the tongue has hardened and become brittle, but the item remains in overall fair production used condition. Dimensions: 17” x 8” x 12” (43 cm x 20 cm x 30 cm)
$800-1,000 *Estimated sale price; sold without reserve

This item is located in London.