Turahk
Lego
2003 (manufactured)
2003 (manufactured)
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Bionicle is a line of construction toys created by Lego and launched in 2000. They are posable toys that each has a character, either good or evil, forming part of a science fantasy story. Bionicle was the first Lego product to have an in-house story developed for it, in fact this story has been engineered to last for several years into the future. This example is Turahk. In the Bionicle story he is evil, a fierce warrior and a natural destroyer.
Object details
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| Title | Turahk (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Injection moulded plastic |
| Brief description | Lego, box of Bionicle parts (with instruction booklet), which form 'Turahk', made by Lego, manufactured in Switzerland, 2003. |
| Physical description | Plastic box with red lid (unopened), which contains the plastic Lego parts. It has a graphic image of the completed Lego figure on the front and production and instruction details in different languages on the back. There is an instruction booklet inside. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Object history | Purchased as part of a collection of Bionicle sets (B.70 to 76-2004) in preparation for the Must Have Toys exhibition. |
| Summary | Bionicle is a line of construction toys created by Lego and launched in 2000. They are posable toys that each has a character, either good or evil, forming part of a science fantasy story. Bionicle was the first Lego product to have an in-house story developed for it, in fact this story has been engineered to last for several years into the future. This example is Turahk. In the Bionicle story he is evil, a fierce warrior and a natural destroyer. |
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| Accession number | B.72-2004 |
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| Record created | August 6, 2008 |
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