Donkey Chia Pet
date: label: Date made
content: 2004
name: label: curatorial division
content: Music, Sports, and Entertainment
label: maker
content: Dream Works
label: maker
content: Joseph Enterprises, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Introduced in 1977, <i>Chia Pet </i> is the trade name for a brand of novelty terracotta planters in the form of figurines. Chia Pets have come in many designs, including animals and characters from popular culture. Chia sprouts are grown on the planter in select areas to resemble features such as hair or fur.
label: Description
content: This Chia Pet depicts "Donkey" from the DreamWorks Animation film series. Inspired by William Steig's 1990 children's book, the first Shrek film was released in 2001 with comedian Eddie Murphy voicing Donkey.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Movie Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.3116.06
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Planter w/ Box
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/4 in x 8 1/8 in x 4 3/8 in; 18.415 cm x 20.6375 cm x 11.1125 cm