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Gahlok-Kal

Construction Toy
2003 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
The LEGO Group (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Switzerland (manufactured)

Bionicle (from biological and chronicle) is a line of constructional posable toys created by Lego and launched in 2000. There are several characters who are, for the most part, either good or evil, and who all have a part to play in a science fantasy story. Bionicle was the first Lego product to have an in-house story developed for it, and this has been engineered to last some years into the future. This character is Gahlok-Kal who is a neutral, mechanical, beetle-like creature.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Dolls & Toys
Access_to_Images 2003
Games
SCRAN
Construction Toys
Object type
Construction toy
TitleGahlok-Kal (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Injection moulded plastic
Plastic
Injection Moulding
Brief description
Lego, box of plastic parts that form 'Gahlok-Kal', from the Bionicle series, made by LEGO, manufactured in Switzerland, 2003.
Physical description
Plastic tub with blue plastic lid (unopened). It contains the plastic parts which form the Bionicle character Gahlok-Kal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.5cm
  • Width: 11cm
Dimensions given are of the box only, as the parts are inside and the box is unopened.
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Purchased in preparation for the Must Have Toys exhibition.
Summary
Bionicle (from biological and chronicle) is a line of constructional posable toys created by Lego and launched in 2000. There are several characters who are, for the most part, either good or evil, and who all have a part to play in a science fantasy story. Bionicle was the first Lego product to have an in-house story developed for it, and this has been engineered to last some years into the future. This character is Gahlok-Kal who is a neutral, mechanical, beetle-like creature.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.74-2004

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O166005/gahlok-kal-construction-toy-the-lego-group/
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