Batman

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Young V&A
Imagine Gallery, The Stage, Case 6

Artist/Maker	Unknown (manufacturers)
Place of origin	Hong Kong (manufactured)

Child's full-face mask of blow moulded white polystyrene, representing the superhero Batman: a square-jawed male human wearing a blue and black cowl. The colours are applied with paint. At the top are two small bat-like ears. The cowl extends to the tip of Batman's nose. There are two circles cut-out for the eyes, and a narrow horizontal rectangular slot at the lips. A length of elastic is stapled to either side of the mask at the back.

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Categories	Fancy-Dress Children & Childhood Character Merchandise Plastic Comics & Comic Strips
Object type	Mask
Title	Batman (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Blow-moulded polystyrene, painted Polystyrene Blow-Moulding Painting
Brief description	Face mask, Batman; Plastic, Hong Kong? 1970s?
Physical description	Child's full-face mask of blow moulded white polystyrene, representing the superhero Batman: a square-jawed male human wearing a blue and black cowl. The colours are applied with paint. At the top are two small bat-like ears. The cowl extends to the tip of Batman's nose. There are two circles cut-out for the eyes, and a narrow horizontal rectangular slot at the lips. A length of elastic is stapled to either side of the mask at the back.
Dimensions	Length: 21cm
Production type	Mass produced
Object history	Part of the Edward Castle collection.
Subjects depicted	Heroes Bats Batman
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.251-2016

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Record created	November 7, 2016
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1371552/batman-mask-unknown/

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