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Moss Man

Action Figure
1985 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Mattel, Inc. (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Taiwan (manufactured)
United States (designed)

Action figure of olive green moulded plastic showing a muscular male figure with animalistic face with large fangs. The whole body, excepting the orange belt and dark brown pants, is covered with green plush fur which originally was impregnated with the scent of pine. The right hand is curled and the left is open.

Object details

Categories
Toys & Games
Character Merchandise
Play
Object type
Action figure
Titles
  • Moss Man (manufacturer's title)
  • Heroic Spy and Master of Camouflage (manufacturer's title)
  • Masters of the Universe (series title)
Materials and techniques
Moulded PVC, painted and flocked
PVC
Nylon
Moulding
Flocking
Painting
Brief description
Moss Man; figure; Taiwan; 1986-7
Physical description
Action figure of olive green moulded plastic showing a muscular male figure with animalistic face with large fangs. The whole body, excepting the orange belt and dark brown pants, is covered with green plush fur which originally was impregnated with the scent of pine. The right hand is curled and the left is open.
Dimensions
  • Height: 140mm
  • Width: 90mm
  • Depth: 50mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'© MATTEL INC 1984 TAIWAN'
Gallery label
(01/07/2023)
Masters of the Universe figures
Collected by Jermaine Dacas, aged 10–14

What we collect and own says something about us and our lives. Anything we group together can be a collection.

Over four years, Jermaine spent his pocket money on nearly sixty figures from his favourite TV programme. He acted out his own stories with them, as well as scenes from the show.

Manufactured by Mattel
1983–87
Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia
PVC and other plastics
Given by Jermaine Dacas
Museum nos. B.41 to 45, 47, 48, 51, 53, 54, 58 to 61, 65 to 68, 70, 73, 75, 77, 80 to 82, 85 to 87, 89-1994

[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery, This is Me, long object label]
Credit line
Given by Jermaine Dacas
Object history
Bought by the donor between 1983 and 1987. Mr Dacas was born 17/10/73 and saved his pocket money to buy the toys. He played with them and created his own dramas for the characters.
Production
Moss Man was part of the fourth wave of Masters of the Universe figures, released in 1985.
Subjects depicted
Warriors
Spies
Moss
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.66-1994

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O36238/moss-man-action-figure-mattel-inc/
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