Paddle from <i>The Dark Crystal</i>
date: label: date made
content: ca 1980
name: label: Associated Name
content: Henson, Jim
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This is a small wooden paddle used with a Mystic puppet in <i>The Dark Crystal</i>. The urRu, or Mystic, race are slow-moving, peaceful creatures. They are the counterparts to the Skeksis. The Mystics are philosophers who hold the mystical wisdom of their world. The paddle has symbols written on both sides, and part of the handle is wrapped in leather. The paddle would have been held in the puppet’s hand with a leather strap attached to the hand. <i>The Dark Crystal</i> was a fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz and released in 1982. The film was made entirely with the use of puppets and features no human actors. In the film, two members of the Gelfling race, Jen and Kira, go on a journey to return a lost shard of the dark crystal in order to defeat the evil Skeksis and restore balance to the planet Thra before it is too late.<p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Puppetry
label: Subject
content: Dark Crystal
label: Subject
content: Motion Pictures
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Jim Henson
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Family of Jim Henson: Lisa Henson, Cheryl Henson, Brian Henson, John Henson and Heather Henson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0101.24.02
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0101.24.02
label: accession number
content: 2013.0101
objectType: label: Object Name
content: paddle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 5 1/2 in x 3/4 in; 30.48 cm x 13.97 cm x 1.905 cm