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Yoda's Jedi robes from George Lucas' Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Yoda wore his robes throughout the film, including the scenes where he sat with the Jedi Council, gave advice to Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and attended Qui-Gon Jinn's (Liam Neeson) funeral. Yoda was originally a puppet for The Phantom Menace, before being rendered entirely in CGI for the following two films in the prequel trilogy. Later releases of The Phantom Menace featured a fully CG version of the character. The puppet Yoda also appeared in his robes on page 9 of Star Wars Episode 1: The Visual Dictionary, and in the behind-the-scenes documentary which accompanied the DVD release. This costume was saved after production when the original puppet was discarded. It is a significant piece, as costumes from the prequel trilogy are extremely rare and hard to find.

The costume was designed to be in keeping with the clothes Yoda wore in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, which themselves were an extension of the older Obi-Wan Kenobi's (Alec Guinness) desert robes. The style of costume later became synonymous with the Jedi Order as a whole.

The costume consists of a beige woollen hooded robe and a brown woollen tunic. Both feature remnants of green rubber in places, and there are small patches of aged brown foam stuck to the robe. Both garments feature labels from JAK Productions Ltd, on which "Yoda" is handwritten. The costume is displayed on a custom-made poseable Yoda-shaped display featuring a model of Yoda's head, which is a cast of the final approved design sculpt for the film. The original design sculpt was undertaken by Gary Pollard and approved in person by George Lucas. Dimensions (display): 25 cm x 45 cm x 89 cm (9 3/4" x 13 1/2" x 35")

Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000 Ω

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