Bedazzled cellphone case: "Kawaii Decoden"
name: label: Donor Name
content: Jennie Kappenman
notes: label: Notes
content: Cellphone/mobile phone case, made by Simona Julieta Firpo, an Argentinian artist working in South Florida, USA. She runs KawaiiDecodenCases.com where she makes and sells cellphone cases. Kawaii, meaning roughly "cute" or "adorable" is a term that encompasses everything from Hello Kitty to rounded, childlike handwriting to pink. It is a particular Japanese aesthetic that is found in objects, dress and manga. Decoden is a Japanese term for a style of decorating things. "Deco" is short for decorated and "den" for "denwa" which means phone in Japanese. Pink polymer applied over a clear cellphone shell, decorated with Pokémon themed pieces. Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise created in 1996 by Satoshi Tajiri. Pokémon are fictional creatures which are caught by and trained by humans (Pokémon Trainers) to battle other Pokémon for sport. The upper right figure is Jigglypuff, a dual-type Normal/Fairy Pokémon introduced in Generation I. In the lower left the yellow figure is Pikachu, an Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I, and the lower right pink figure is Mew Psychic-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation I. The case also has PS4 style controller, bubble tea, flowers and pearls, with a border of white lace and blue ribbon. A small plastic trinket in the shape of a cat with a graphic of Kawaii Decoden Cases printed in the center is attached to the case by a blue braided cord and metal clasp and jumprings. Portals created in the case provide access to phone buttons and plugs.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Jul 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Japanese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2090185
label: USNM Number
content: E437474-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Cellphone case
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 8.1 cm
label: Height
content: 16.18 cm
label: Depth
content: 1.09 cm