Hula Hair Barbie

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Artist/Maker	Mattel, Inc. (manufacturer)
Place of origin	China (manufactured)

Barbie was launched in 1959. She was designed by Ruth Handler a co founder of Mattel inc. Ruth decided to design a teenage doll as her young daughter enjoyed playing with paper dolls. She saw the potential a doll could have if it had lots of accessories just like the paper dolls. Barbie has become a icon of the twentieth century and a top selling toy all around the world.

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Categories	Dolls & Toys Children & Childhood
Object type	Doll
Title	Hula Hair Barbie (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Plastic and card
Brief description	Boxed Hula Hair Barbie doll made in China for Mattel in 1996
Physical description	Boxed Hula Hair Barbie doll has long pink, orange and yellow hair, she wears a orange and gold bikini top and a long gold grass skirt. She has flowers around her waist, wrist and one in her hair.
Dimensions	Box height: 32.8cm Length: 17.8cm Width: 6cm
Production type	Mass produced
Credit line	Given by Catherine Howell
Summary	Barbie was launched in 1959. She was designed by Ruth Handler a co founder of Mattel inc. Ruth decided to design a teenage doll as her young daughter enjoyed playing with paper dolls. She saw the potential a doll could have if it had lots of accessories just like the paper dolls. Barbie has become a icon of the twentieth century and a top selling toy all around the world.
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.39-2004

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Record created	October 5, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O106024/hula-hair-barbie-doll-mattel-inc/

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