The Full Indian Rope Trick

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf trickster
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Indian Rope Trick
gptkbp:associatedWith street magic
Indian magicians
gptkbp:claimedToBePerformedBy gptkb:Shankara
Kuda Bux
gptkbp:describedBy illusion involving a rope rising vertically
magician's assistant climbs the rope and disappears
gptkbp:documentedIn The Strand Magazine (1890)
gptkbp:firstReported 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Full Indian Rope Trick
gptkbp:notableFor legendary status in magic history
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:popularizedBy John Elbert Wilkie
gptkbp:referencedIn various books on magic
gptkbp:subjectOf debate about authenticity
skepticism by magicians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colette_Bryce
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7