Rancho Obi-Wan is a publicly supported, nonprofit museum in Petaluma, California that houses the world’s largest Star Wars memorabilia collection, as certified by Guinness World Records in 2014.
Our mission is to serve the public through the collection, conservation, exhibition and interpretation of Star Wars memorabilia and artifacts, using the collection to provide meaningful educational, aesthetic, intellectual and cultural experiences for a wide array of audiences and to carry out other charitable and educational activities associated with this goal.
Darth Vader Woody
At first glance, the figure is unmistakably Darth Vader. Look more closely, however, and its armor begins to reveal an unexpected collection of materials: computer chips, resistors, keyboard keys, leather braiding, and wood veneer. Created in 2014 by Indianapolis artist Gabriel DeShaw, the sculpture is built over a scaled-down plastic Darth Vader mask and helmet. …