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As I recall, it's a *chimpanzee* not a monkey, and I remember it
as a figurine. (It may be comtemplating the skull of Darwin)
If you have an anthropology dept., you might check with them, as
at least one anthro. instructor will no doubt have it on his/her
desk!

Let us know.

Susan Fatemi
Earthquake Engineering Library
U.C. Berkeley