Nokki
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 | Nokki (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | plush, stuffed
felt, stuck |
| Brief description | Nokki, small purple and green plush toy, produced before 1998. |
| Physical description | Light purple and lime green stuffed synthetic plush toy of squarish shape with short wings. Black embroidered smile, black felt feet and large yellow felt eyes with black pupils. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| 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.143-2011 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2012 |
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