Lekki
Olympic Mascot
c.1998 (made)
c.1998 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This brightly coloured stuffed toy is one of a group of four that make up the ‘Snowlets’, the official mascots of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games.
500,000 Snowlets were produced between 1996 and 1998, but once the Games started they sold out very quickly, becoming sought-after collectors’ items as well as children’s toys. As well as plush toys, T shirts and tea towels featuring the owlets were popular.
Owls were chosen for their associations with wisdom, and the names of the characters, Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki, together spell out ‘Snowlets’.
500,000 Snowlets were produced between 1996 and 1998, but once the Games started they sold out very quickly, becoming sought-after collectors’ items as well as children’s toys. As well as plush toys, T shirts and tea towels featuring the owlets were popular.
Owls were chosen for their associations with wisdom, and the names of the characters, Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki, together spell out ‘Snowlets’.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Lekki (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | plush, stuffed
felt, stuck
card, printed
plastic, moulded |
| Brief description | Lekki, small turquoise and yellow plush toy, produced before 1998. |
| Physical description | Turquoise and yellow stuffed synthetic plush toy of squarish shape with short wings. Black embroidered smile, black felt feet and large yellow felt eyes with black pupils. Green braided thread comes out of top of head, with plastic sucker at one end. Card merchandising tag, printed with Nagano emblem and Olympic rings, attached with plastic fastener. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | JOC and NAOC Official Olympic Products |
| Associations | |
| Summary | This brightly coloured stuffed toy is one of a group of four that make up the ‘Snowlets’, the official mascots of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games. 500,000 Snowlets were produced between 1996 and 1998, but once the Games started they sold out very quickly, becoming sought-after collectors’ items as well as children’s toys. As well as plush toys, T shirts and tea towels featuring the owlets were popular. Owls were chosen for their associations with wisdom, and the names of the characters, Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki, together spell out ‘Snowlets’. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.144-2011 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2012 |
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