Jawa (with shining eyes and Laser Gun)

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Artist/Maker	Palitoy (made)
Place of origin	Hong Kong (made)

Bubble pack, printed in colours to show the title and photograph of the film actor wearing the costume; bubble in lower left corner. On the back is a list of the other characters with photographs.
Figure of injection moulded plastic, brown and black with a cloak of very dark brown cloth; black plastic Laser Gun.

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Object type	(mini) action figure
Title	Jawa (with shining eyes and Laser Gun) (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	injection moulded plastic
Brief description	Jawa; action figure; Hong Kong; 1977/78
Physical description	Bubble pack, printed in colours to show the title and photograph of the film actor wearing the costume; bubble in lower left corner. On the back is a list of the other characters with photographs. Figure of injection moulded plastic, brown and black with a cloak of very dark brown cloth; black plastic Laser Gun.
Dimensions	Height: 22.9cm Width: 15.3cm Other: Ht. of figure 2¼in (5.7cm)
Marks and inscriptions	Palitoy; see copyrights above
Object history	References: Star Wars; film with copyright of 1977 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ™ Trademark of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. Licensed in Great Britain to Palitoy ages 4 and up also licensed in United States to Kenner Products
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.1051-1993

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Record created	April 17, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O35888/jawa-with-shining-eyes-and-mini-action-figure-palitoy/

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