Finial from Skeksis Throne 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: This is the finial for the top of the Skeksis throne that was used during the Skeksis banquet scene in the fantasy film <i>The Dark Crystal</i> 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Dark Crystal
label: Subject
content: Motion Pictures
label: Subject
content: Puppetry
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: 2013.0101.19.02
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0101.19.02
label: accession number
content: 2013.0101
objectType: label: Object Name
content: finial, chair
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (finial): 55 in x 30 in x 23 1/2 in; 139.7 cm x 76.2 cm x 59.69 cm