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Sorceress of Castle Grayskull

Action Figure
1987 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Mattel, Inc. (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Hong Kong (manufactured)
United States (designed)

1. Female action figure, injection-moulded plastic of pink, white and blue. The head is formed into a face below the face of a white eagle which continues down the back to a triple wing arrangement of orange and blue plastic. The right and left wings can spring open.

2. Staff, white plastic moulded with an eagle design on the top.

Object details

Categories
Toys & Games
Character Merchandise
Play
Magic
Object type
Action figure
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Figure
  • Staff
Titles
  • Sorceress of Castle Grayskull (manufacturer's title)
  • Heroic Guardian of Castle Grayskull (manufacturer's title)
  • Teela Na (alternative title)
  • Masters of the Universe (series title)
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded plastic, painted
PVC
Plastic
Injection Moulding
Brief description
Sorceress; figure; Hong Kong; 1986-7
Physical description
1. Female action figure, injection-moulded plastic of pink, white and blue. The head is formed into a face below the face of a white eagle which continues down the back to a triple wing arrangement of orange and blue plastic. The right and left wings can spring open.

2. Staff, white plastic moulded with an eagle design on the top.
Dimensions
  • Height: 185mm
  • Width: 140mm
  • Depth: 40mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • '© MATTEL INC 1986 Hong Kong'
  • '1787-2123' (Moulded on staff)
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
The Sorceress was part of the sixth wave of Masters of the Universe figures, released in 1987.
Subjects depicted
Women
Sorcerer
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.77:1, 2-1994

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O36416/sorceress-of-castle-grayskull-action-figure-mattel-inc/
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